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Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul

Hotel with free parking, steps from Bosphorus Bridge

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Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul offers a peaceful garden setting with Aurora Restaurant serving fine Turkish cuisine and ocean views. Guests can enjoy meals, relax on the WiFi-equipped terrace, and use the barbecue grills. The hotel's prime location consistently earns high praise.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Laundry

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Soundproofed
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Renovated in 2022
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  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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  • 48 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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  • 40 sq m
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  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
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HALIC

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  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Renovated in 2022
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  • Sleeps 2
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  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Large Twin Bed

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Air conditioning
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Renovated in 2022
Premium bedding
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Portakal Yokusu Cad. No:17, Ortakoy Besiktas, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34347

What's nearby

  • Bosphorus Bridge - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Dolmabahçe Palace - 6 min drive - 2.8 miles
  • Taksim Square - 6 min drive - 3.2 miles
  • Galata Tower - 8 min drive - 4.6 miles
  • Hagia Sophia - 12 min drive - 6.2 miles

Getting around

  • Nispetiye Station - 5 min drive
  • Bogazici Universitesi Station - 6 min drive
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ortaköy Polis Sosyal Tesisleri - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Harbi Adana Ocakbaşı - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Kuruçeşme Çaybahçesi - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Waffle house - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Lacivert Restaurant - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul

Hotel remodeled in 2022 and located near Bosphorus Bridge
Located close to Dolmabahçe Palace and Taksim Square, Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul provides a terrace, a garden, and dry cleaning/laundry services. The on-site Turkish cuisine fine-dining restaurant, Aurora Restaurant, offers breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and ocean views. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a bar.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Cooked-to-order breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Express check-in, a 24-hour front desk, and a porter/bellhop
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and have comforts such as premium bedding and laptop-compatible safes, in addition to perks like laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning.
Other amenities include:
  • Tubs or showers, free toiletries, and hair dryers
  • 86-inch LCD TVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, electric kettles, and heating

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: TRY 250 per person
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Aurora Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Hardwood flooring in room
  • No elevator

More

  • 2 buildings
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 2018
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets
  • Renovated entire property - April 2022

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 86-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately TRY 250 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: TRY 4 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Property Registration Number 15140

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of TRY 4 per vehicle applies.

Where is Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul located?

Located in Beşiktaş, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Bosphorus Bridge and within 3 mi (5 km) of Dolmabahçe Palace and Istiklal Avenue. Taksim Square and Galata Tower are also within 6 mi (10 km).

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Symbola Bosphorus Istanbul Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 76 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 76 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 76 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 76 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 76 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

EL BOUHDIDI

Liked: Cleanliness
Good locaztion
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient location to walk in Ortaköy Staff are amazingly helpful Beautiful boutique hotel Good breakfast Traffic from the bridge is noticeable in the room maybe there are other rooms that are quieter
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Salih zeki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
İstanbula her gelişimizde kaldığımız, konumu, misafirperverliği ve rahatlığı ile önplana çıkan güzel otel..
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

feyzanur

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hayatimda kaldigim en kotu otel. 2. Gun kaloriferlerim calismamaya basladi, grip oldum. Klima var ama kapatmislar onla da isinamiyorsunuz. Sicak su yok, kazan patlamis tamir edilmis camur akiyordu. Dus alamadim. Nereyi tutsaniz elinizde kaliyor, cesmeyi aciyorsunuz su kapanmiyor elinizde kaliyor cesme. Akliniz varsa kalmazsiniz.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Salih zeki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Merkezi konumda olması, odaların büyüklüğü ve yüksek tavan olması,Temiz olması , personelin en ufak bir problemde ilgilenmesi her istanbul konaklamamda burayı tercih etmeme sebep oluyor.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sibel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Konakladığımız bu süreç bizim için son derece keyifli geçti. Otelde sıcak ve samim bir atmosfer vardı.Özellikle otel sabinin ve çalışanların misafirperverliği ve güler yüzleri sıcak bir ortam oluşturdu. Kendinizi iyi hissettiriyor.Bu tür bir hizmet, konaklamayı sadece fiziksel bir deneyim olmaktan çıkarıp, gerçek bir ev hissi yaratıyor. Otelde Konaklama sürecinde kendimizi rahat ve güvende hissettik. Bu güzel deneyim için tüm ekibe teşekkür ediyoruz. Gelecek seyahatimizde mutlaka tekrar tercih edeceğimiz bir yer olacak. Sibel ve Hasan Leyla
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Vasat

Otel çok tepe de arabanız yoksa asla kalmayın. Yokuş tırmanıyorsunuz bayağı bi yol kenarından. Otel de sıcak su yoktu soğuk suyla duş aldık,duşa kabin içerisinde böcek vardı kendim temizledim,duvarların boyası dökülmüş haldeydi,ütü istedik milattan kalma bir ütüydü ve ütü masası yoktu yatak üzerinde bozuk ütüyle ütü yaptık,oda içerisinde ki dolapta hiç bir soğuk içeçek yoktu sadece iki adet sıcak su vardı,odalarda ses yalıtımı bulunmuyor yan tarafınızda ki kişilerin sesini olduğu gibi duyuyorsunuz.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

ALexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meget fint hyggeligt sted hvis man kan se bort fra motorvejsbroen meget tæt på hotellet. Et fint sted hvis du vil trække stikket og slappe af
Soveværelse
Badeværelse
Morgenmad
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Slim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un air de campagne en pleine ville

Hôtel proche de nos zones d'intérêts, bosphore ,Bebek,etc. Personnel acceillant ,souriant et toujours prêt à apporter son aide en particulier Hasret özkan Je conseille malgré la proximité du pont qui est largement compensée par une vue magnifique sur le bosphore , un air de campagne avec des poules en liberté...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Big Time, NOISE PROBLEM

Zero sound isolation, if you are on the roadside or staying in one of the below rooms, you are not going to sleep at all. Also, because of the economic crises in Turkey, I believe they rented their rooms to people for a month or more We had 6 people staying above us... NIGHTMARE !!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tercih edilebilir

Gece geç saatte giriş yapmamıza rağmen çok yardımcı oldular. Bu konuda özellikle Murat beye çok teşekkür ederim gayet güzel ilgilendi.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Güzeldi beğendik, tekrar geleceğiz..
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

4/10 Poor

Patrizio, Miami

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Need some Maintenance, not easy to get to your room 3 to 4 set of stairs
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

JOSHUA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful location

Right by the Bosphorus Bridge yet in a secluded location. Lovely garden setting. One side of the hotel restaurant has a view of the Bosphorus and both sides of Istanbul.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Labid

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
فندق سئ وخدمه زيرو مكانه حلو بس الخدمه غير جيده والفندق غير نظيف
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Serdar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

İyi hizmet

Çok konforlu bir odada kaldım. Check out için çok yardımcı oldular. Çok anlayışlı çalışanları var.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

2/10 Terrible

Reyhan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Otel çok kirli. The otel is very dirty

Otelin konumu güzel yerde fakat otel çok pisti. Kaldıgım odanın banyosu korkunc pis lavobanın giderleri kıllarla dolu tokabmıs duş almak ımkansızdı. Yatak çarsafları değiştirilmemiş lekeli ve pisti. Yerler zaten toz içindeydi. Tek iyi yanı resepsiyonda ki calısan arkadas yardımcı olmaya calıstım ama ımkansızlık dahilin de o da yardımcı olamadı. Yastık kılıfları berbattı. 5.8 puan verilmiş ama ınanın değeri 3.-3,2 aralıgında. Şiddetle tavsiye etmiyorum istanbul gibi bi metropolde ve istambul un göbeğin de rezalet bir işletme.. The location of the hotel is very nice. The hotel is very very dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Yosuf

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

يوم واحد في هذا الفندق

يوجد للموقع مبني جديد واخر قديم فاذا حجزت قد يكون مكانك في المبني القديم ولا يستحق قيمة السكن والايجار
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Bedirhan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lokalizasyon olarak güvenli fiyat performans açısından kaliteli otel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kahvaltı hariç memnun kaldım bir de nevresimlere daha fazla özen ltf
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yusuf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

huzurlu bir konaklama

otelin lokasyonu ve dekorasyonu şahaneydi, personelide yetkiliside iltimas göstererek ilgilendiler. teşekkür ederim kendilerine
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Mister, zürich

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Aussicht ok, Rest flop.

Leider funktionierte die Klimaanlage nicht. Nach mehrmalige Aufforderung wurde schlussendlich ein Lüfter zur Verfügung gestellt was in einem Raumtemperatur von 31 Grad natürlich niemals gereicht hätte. Wir haben das Hotel verlassen und den ganzen Betrag rückerstattet bekommen. Es war eine Rauchfreie Zimmer ausgewählt, die Sitze hatten mehrrere Brandlöcher. Absolut nicht empflehlenswert!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Buen hotel, NO INCLUYE DESAYUNO como anunciado

Buena experiencia en general. CUIDADO! en teoria incluye el desayuno, que nosotros no pudimosdisfutar ni un solo dia, ya que nunca estaba pronto (8, 8:30 , 9:00....)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Maria Fernanda

Disliked: Staff & service

No es para volver

Contratamos servicio con desayuno que pagamos y ninguno de los 3 días lo sirvieron.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Seval

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Zentrales Hotel mit dem bestem Service überhaupt

Das Hotel liegt zentral, man ist mit dem Taxi in ein paar Minuten in der Stadtmitte von Ortaköy, zu Fuß soll es auch in höchstens 5 Minuten gehen, haben wir nicht getestet. Der Service ist hervorragend, alle Wünsche werden umgehend erfüllt und als wir um ein Taxi gebeten haben, wurden wir sogar zweimal kurz vom Personal gefahren, dafür wurden sie von uns natürlich mit einem entsprechenden Trinkgeld belohnt. Alle sind super freundlich, höflich und hilfsbereit. Sogar die Reinigungskraft ist sehr höflich und hilfsbereit und hat super Arbeit geleistet. Wir waren zu dritt in einem Zimmer im 1. OG. Das Zimmer ist zwar sehr schön eingerichtet, hatte aber einige Mängel: Wasserhahn am Waschbecken locker, Toilletten-Deckel locker, Duschtüre locker, nach dem Duschen läuft Wasser im Zimmer nebenan aus. Trotz dieser kleinen Fehler (einige konnten behoben werden, andere in der kurzen Zeit nicht), sind wir SEHR zufrieden mit diesem Hotel und würden jederzeit wieder kommen. Vielen Dank an das Hotel und das gesamte Team für die schnelle kurze Zeit!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

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