Nothing!

This is my seventh time staying at Rihtim Hotel — and it continues to be my absolute favorite in Istanbul! The location is unbeatable, right by the water and just a short walk from all the vibrant spots in Kadikoy. The staff is always incredibly friendly, welcoming, and helpful, making every stay feel like coming home.

Stayed in June 2025

Its very old and tired and needs some renovation

Location

Stayed in September 2024

Room in need of some modernisation. Same for lift.

Good central location close to the bus station and connection to the airport

Stayed in June 2024

Breakfast is expensive and not value for money

I liked the view

Stayed in October 2023

The staff were friendly and helpful.

Stayed in August 2023

We would have liked more tea and milk/creamer in in our room.

The staff were very Friendly and helped us alit.

Stayed in July 2023

The Price has gone up dramatically compared to one year ago.

Location is perfect as it’s both near the Downtown and all public transportation means, including the ferry. It’s very clean and the staff is very helpful. The cafetaria and some rooms have an amazing view of the waterfront.

Stayed in May 2023

I choose a room overlooking the harbour of Kadıköy. I could definitely hear noise from the street and buss station, but I am not bothered by such things and the view from the hotel room alone was enough to make it an excellent stay. Breakfast was served at the very nice top floor of the hotel. This also offers a magnificent view of the busy harbour. The rooms are perhaps a little bit worn, but everything was clean and I had no complaints. The neighborhood is very nice and full of life.

Stayed in April 2023

Noisy. You can always hear cars, buses, people from the busy road at all hours so light sleepers like me might struggle. Plus the prayers can be heard from the local mosque clearly at each broadcast (incl 5am).

The staff were great, friendly, accommodating, helpful. The rooms were clean and comfortable. It was close to many places to eat and to the ferries to go across to Europe side of Istanbul.

Stayed in April 2023

The noise coming from the bus station, so you will not sleep a lot

The view, the size of the room, the breakfast, and the location

Stayed in September 2022

The smell of smoking. They changed my room, but it still smelled of smoking.

Location

Stayed in April 2025

Friendly staff, good breakfast, and clean rooms.

Stayed in August 2024

My booking clearly specified a non-smoking room and the room clearly was for smokers. The smell was obvious, made worse by the carpeting on the wall which surely soaked in the odor. At first I thought it was just an old hotel that used to allow smoking so I ventilated the room, but discovered after a day that the smell would just come back, and it was too cold-- and the heater in the room too weak and the street too noisy-- to ventilate the room constantly. Later I saw that an ashtray had been hidden underneath one of the tables. Also, the bathroom had essentially no ventilation. I asked to get some flow through the large vent there but it was completely still even when it was windy outside. So on top of the cigarettes, the toilet tended to smell and stay humid for more than 12 hours after use. I complained directly to the hotel and they eventually offered to move me to a new room, but I did not do it. For one, I did not trust that the new room would smell better, have better ventilation, or feel less dingy. Even if the room were better, I also did not want to add another pack/unpack cycle to a vacation with a lot of that already, so I left to go to my next hotel early-- the fact I double-paid for two rooms across two nights should illustrate just how irked I was. Adding to my disappointment, I complained directly to Booking and got no non-automated response. I proposed a deal in which I would leave the room with 2 days notice, getting refunded for the remaining 3 days. This seemed fair, as when I initially booked the hotel, I was allowed to cancel the whole booking 2 days in advance-- so it seemed fair to cancel the END days with the same advance notice. But Booking was utterly unhelpful and the hotel said that it was out of their hands to cancel and refund; only Booking could. I did not know if that was true. I've never written this bad a review before and I really did not want to.

The location is very good if you want to experience the bustle and nightlife away from the tourist vibe. You can easily walk to Moda as well, which is a great neighbourhood. I had a view of the sea which was nice, though overlooks a quite motor-and bus-heavy area that is a bit noisy and ugly to mar the sunset views. The value of this place is OK, though beware the things in the Don't Like section.

Stayed in December 2023

The staff are friendly and most considerate. Nice large room with windows that open. Clean and fresh. Excellent hotel, excellent value! Thank you!

Stayed in January 2024

Since my room faced the street, there was a lot of noise from cars at night

Being close to the city center

Stayed in September 2023

No soap in bathroom No tissue in room Not good lighting Small evaluator

Location

Stayed in September 2023

I would like to visit this hotel again because I feel at home there.

Stayed in May 2023

Old hotel, relation price-quality poor

Close the ferry

Stayed in September 2022

staff was speaking in a condescending manner.

location.

Stayed in November 2022

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Stayed in August 2025

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Stayed in April 2025

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Stayed in October 2024

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Stayed in September 2024

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Stayed in September 2024