Lily Mansion

Great location, very clean, comfortable and super helpful host! Would absolutely recommend!

Pulizia dell'appartamento e cortesia da parte di Ali e di suo padre, letti comodissimi. Per due persone l'ideale, per 3 ci si sta, in 4 si sta strettini. Per il resto, perfetto. a 15-30 minuti a piedi da tutto, battelli compresi. Grazie Ali !

Ali and his family were very helpful, hospitable and respectful. Although I had forgotten to arrange my arrival with him, he organized everything quite fast and smooth. The room's atmosphere and size is fantastic.

Windows were quite old-school. I wish they were more soundproof, as there were some cases of waking up by the car/motorbike noises.

La struttura si trova in ottima posizione centrale vicina ai principali monumenti. L'appartamento è pulito, in ottime condizioni e dotato dei confort necessari per trascorrere qualche giorno. Host gentile e molto disponibile.

L'appartamento è molto piccolo e per quattro adulti gli spazi risultano molto limitati. Il bagno è senza finestra così come la stanza con due letti singoli dov'è presente la mini cucina. Questo provoca un'eccessiva umidità nell'appartamento nonostante la presenza dell'aria condizionata.

Die Lage war für uns perfekt, nahe zur blauen Moschee, Zisterne, Hagia Sophia und auch zur Bosporus-Schifffahrt. Viele nette kleine Lokale, besonders für Veganer das "Olive Garden" wo es ein suuuperfeines Frühstück gibt.

Nous avions loué 2 appartements, au rdc et au 1er étage. A quelques minutes à pied de la Mosquée Sultanahmet, Sainte Sophie, du tramway à Cemberlitas... (attention ça monte !). A droite au sortir des appartements, il y a un petit restaurant pour le petit-déjeuner. Notre hôte était à l'écoute de nos besoins, merci à lui.

L'insonorisation le seul point négatif

The location was amazing and the host was extremely communicative and helpful

The space is very small, but that was my fault - I booked it for three adults (none in a couple) which I don’t think it is appropriate for

The location was perfect.

I didn’t like that to get to the bathroom/toilet you had to walk through the second bedroom.

Excellent location. Spacious, clean, and beautifully decorated bedrooms with all the amenities you need to have a wonderful stay.

Our driver from the airport couldn’t find the place not for the lack of trying because he did ask at least 5 people including those who worked in the restaurant next to it. So he dropped us off around the corner and we located the place by walking there. That would have been fine if there was someone waiting for us. No one was there and if it wasn’t for the wonderful woman from the small store to its right, we would be stuck with no way to contact them since we don’t have their WhatsApp number. So, I recommend to them to get better ways for check-ins. The 2-bedroom apartment (Room 1) had no sitting area and had no light.

It was spacious,comfortable and homely apartment.

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The property is a family business and has a family value feeling.Very friendly owner. Fantastic location,walked distance to Grand bazar.Downstairs family member.cafe bakery.Great food and unreal service.

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Stylish apartment in a great location. An extremely comfortable bed. Helpful, friendly staff oncall. Beware the vertiginous stairs

The stairs

Posizione

Un po’ piccola rispetto a quanto sembrava dalle foto

Le logement est très confortable, propre et bien situé pour visiter centre historique d’Istanbul. Ali est disponible et serviable.

The location was nice, and the owners were super friendly and helpful.

Ground floor, dark, a bit noisy and to get to the bathroom we needed to go through the room where our teenage daughter slept.

Très belle chambre dans un quartier vivant, proche de tout.

Espace non adapté pour cuisiner et manger (manque d'equipement : table, chaises, ustensiles de cuisine ).

The flats are nicely decorated, modern, comfortable and in the touristic area of Istanbul (uphill,l but really short walk to Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque). The manager Ali was very helpful and adorable with my elderly parents who arrived late and didn't speak English. He left coffee and water and changed towels during the stay. Internet connection was perfect and the beds comfortable.

There's no cooking equipment (apart from the microwave) or real table. But hey, it's Istanbul, with the best food in the world, so cooking is probably not essential. Also, isolation is bad and you can almost hear your neighbours conversations. But again, you are not going to Istanbul for peace and quiet.

Owners cousin who runs Cafe next door arranged access as we arrived much earlier than check in

Everything very good

Appartamento piccolino ma accogliente e comodo. Host super disponibile e gentile. Posto sotto casa per fare colazione ottimo, tipico e molto buono.

Todo! El calor de la habitación y la amplitud, el anfitrión, la zona, todo limpio, nuevo y bonito. Cama cómoda, estupendo en calidad/precio. Volveré!

Todo bien, porque las almohadas son muy personales.

нямаше редовно топла вода . самата сграда е стара и се чува дори как ходят другите гости,трополенето от другите гости е дразнещ.

Céntrico, limpio, buenas recomendaciones de Ali. Súperamable.

Si estás en el bajo, algo de ruido de la calle y poca luz.

Excellent location, clean facilities with all necessary amenities

A bit cramped for 4 people. Not much space to open luggage

Localizacion,amabilidad,comodidad camas.

Fantastic hosts. Super friendly. Great location and value

Ens ha encantat. Apartament molt net, acollidor i molt ben ubicat. Molt molt recomanable.

Nice place to stay. Comfortable. Big enough for two people and check in was easy, I was greeted at the apartment. I was late as my flight was very delayed so after midnight, good communication with the host. Easy to find, but I know the area quite well. Left. Keys in apartment as I was leaving fairly early for the airport. Fjord price for the area. New airport transfer service has started and it’s very reasonable, just book it through any of the many travel shops along the street.

Not much it was all good and as expected.

Podobało mi się, że aparatament był w lokalnym stylu. Wiele kanjpek i restauracji bardzo blisko, wręcz obok. Obok była dostępna łaźnia turecka działająca od 1753 roku. Dobre miejsce aby poczuć lokalne zycie.

Dla mnie łóżko było zbyt miękkie, ale to naprawdę bardzo mała rzecz. nie wpływająca bardzo na ogólną ocenę.

Great location - very clean. Ali was there to greet us at 2am! He was lovely as was his uncle who ran the cafe next door. Nothing was a problem and dropped us off clean towels etc when requested

Maybe s miscommunication but we thought we had booked 2 bed apartment with living area. Ali advised that was a 3 person apartment. Ours didn't have a true living area with the second bedroom also containing small kitchenette so no where to sit except on the 2 single beds. Location and friendly history made up for small miscommunication

La limpieza y estado del apartamento

Mesa pequeña y falta de otra butaca

We impressed of this apartment in downtown of Istanbul. Host met us as we came to the door of apartment and provided all necessary information of Istanbul as far as we visited this city for the first time. Our apartment was on the third floor and it's quiet despite this district is a bit noisy.

It had access to many coffee shops, restaurants, supermarkets and travel agents if you need to make shuttle arrangements. Central to Grand bazaar, cistern, and mosques. Laundry place just around the corner.

Nothing. I liked the apartment and location. Everything was amazing.

We enjoyed our stay at Lily Mansion. We appreciated its location within easy walking distance from the heart of the city, while the immediate had an intimate local scale. We liked the park across the road. We found the bed comfortable. We were staying in the ground floor apartment, and found it very quiet, particularly at night. Ali and his father Bülent were helpful, good to deal with, and keen to see that we were well looked after. We enjoyed having our breakfasts next door at Sena Pastanesi.

Bear in mind that this apartment is 21 sqm nett floor area (according to the egress plan on the back of the door), the size of a small studio apartment. You enter and leave the apartment through one bedroom and enter and leave the bathroom through the second bedroom, which also contains the kitchenette. It may work alright for a couple with small children. It can be more challenging for four adults. It’s just something to be conscious of when you are booking.

Casa molto ben arredata, pulita curata e silenziosa. Dotata di tutto il necessario. Proprietario Molto gentile. Grande disponibilità e accoglienza . Posizione della casa eccezionale. Spero di ritornare presto. Consigliatissima anche per la zona vicina e comoda a tutto e nello stesso tempo meno caotica di altre. Consigliato anche il ristorante Sena Pastesi adiacente, dello zio. Ambiente familiare e cibo ottimo! Grazie

First of all worth to mention is the location. Good sound isolation from the street, and perfectly working AC. It was easy to get in touch with manager of the place, and he was very supportive.

We expected a bit bigger rooms

Muy bonito y cómodo. A 10mins andando de los sitios principales para ver.

Había que subir cuesta arriba para llegar al centro y las ventanas no eran sencillas para abrir y ventilar.

During my five weeks of travel this apartment had the best bed ever. The unit was spacious and clean, and the owner was very responsive to my needs. Great find.

Very comfortable apartment in a good location.Everything was perfect!

We really enjoyed the large space

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El padre de Ali, encantador. A Ali no lo vimos pero estuvo atento a todas nuestras necesidades . El desayuno en la cafetería del tío, justo debajo, estupendo.

Un poco ruidoso pero es por los conductores que usan demasiado el claxon en Estambul 😂

Very spacious room and comfortable bed. Ali our host was also really helpful and gave us recommendations. For the price we paid this was a really nice room. The tram stop is also a 10min walk so it made it easy to get around the city as well😁

Just a tad noisy from the park across the road.

The property was in an excellent location and was really clean. However, we truly appreciated our host, Ali. He was always available to help us and made our stay very enjoyable.

Стахотно място с всичко необходимо. Уютни стаи и много любезен персонал. Единствено съветвам ако ще отсядате тук с кола да си намерите място за паркиране, за всички дни, предварително. Силно препоръчвам Lily Mansion!

La posizione centrale e la cordialità dello staff.

La struttura sembrava piu grande dalle foto.

Pulita e ben arredata. Ali un vero host che ci ha aiutato in tutto.

Se proprio devo fare un appunto direi solo che mi è mancata la possibilità di aprire le finestre in quanto eravamo su strada al piano terra. Mancava un po’ di luce.

Las camas eran cómodas y el apartamento estaba en el centro

No encuentras paz allí, mi apartamento estaba en la planta baja y la habitación daba a la calle, por lo que había mucho ruido .

The place is cozy, the area is a little bit too busy and noisy, but if you cross the street and the little park you will discover a very nice and peaceful place with The Little Hagia Sophia Mosque.

Excellent communication with the host. Also, there is a family business just beside the hotel which made it very easy to communicate/collect the keys.

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The location in a residential neighbourhood. The proprietor was very obliging.

The stairs are very steep and no handrail on the upper level

Great room, great staff.

Power cut

The property was a fair walk to mosque. Local neighbourhood which was a lovely vibe. As it was local with a small shop below a lot of smoking odour came into room even with window shut.

Beautiful and cosy. Loved the decor.

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The apartment was very clean.

Poor sound insulation between adjacent rooms

A warm and cosy apartment in a friendly local neighbourhood, opposite a lovely park and next to their terrific family cafe, which was perfect for breakfast. The family are so welcoming.

Everything

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Great little hotel, Ali was really friendly and helpful. Loved his families cafe next door. Had a great playground across the road and cheap and nice restaurants all around.

It was probably a bit small for a family of 4. But we had small children, so needed a portacot in the room as well.

Really great stay, host was very helpful. We arrived early, around 11, while the check in was at 14. We planned to just leave our stuff at the reception or something and go for a walk, but instead we ware able to check in early and even got coffee free of charge while we ware waiting for cleaning to finish. Btw - there is very nice caffe/breakfast bar at the ground level in the same building, we ate there every day, it’s very convenient. During one day of our stay there was no water in entire neighbourhood (in all restaurants in vicinity there ware no toilets available etc) and host provided us with water in 5L bottles as a substitute. Location is good, not to crowded, but still close to the touristic spots. For our next visit to Istambul we definitely will stay in the same place. One note - beds are super soft, my wife loved it, I prefer a bit harder mattresses, but that’s completely subjective. In general I highly recommend this place!

Very good location and comfortable. Had all we needed.

A little noisy at night. Stairs to room very steep to carry suitcases to.

We stayed for 1 week in the top floor apartment, everything was like in the pictures, very nice big room with comfortable bed and separate area with cozy armchairs to drink coffee and watch TV. Outside area not noisy, you can hear a bit neighbors but probably not big issue in top floor. Kitchen area is small but with coffee machine, microwave, freezer and essential utilities to make hot drinks and have a light meal. But also many small restaurants, cafes and pasty shops around to eat or takeway. Location is really good, 10-15 minutes walk to the main attractions like Hagia Sophia, Blue mosque, Grand Bazaar etc. Quick communication with host via WhatsApp, our questions and requests were always answered immediately.

Great location in old town and short walk to main sights, cafes and beautiful cake shop. Very helpful host who organised transfers and responded promptly

Nothing. All good.

Superbly renovated 200 Yr old Mansion in the heart of Fatih, close to many eateries and walkable (uphill, if you have the stamina) to the most popular Istanbul Historic attractions. Ali, who owns and runs this place, his father, and Uncle Ahmed who runs the great little cafe underneath, were all super helpful and could not do enough for us during our stay- repeated housekeeping, help with luggage, advice on transport. A God send in what can be a confusing city to navigate. The apartment itself is well appointed and comfy, although the bathroom ( 2nd floor apartment) was a tad small. Beware steep stairs up, it's part of the original design.

The old fashioned design does not do much for sound insulation, both from the busy street outside and surrounding apartments, but its manageable. Public transport is a bit of a trek but better than using the piratical local taxi drivers, all.of whom use Uber too. Don't bother with the King of Grills next door: our only bad meal was here. There are lots of other choices within a 10 min walk.

It was really nice and the host was so friendly and always available with everything. I really recommend it to everyone.

little bit of noise from the other flour was there. but it was fine.

We were very happy at Lily Mansion. It was a very comfortable space and a great size for relaxing. The bed was wonderful with soft/mould to your body type mattress and perfect weight quilt. The heating worked well and we could turn it on or off as needed. The kitchen was very suitable for our needs. The bathroom was good but small. We were greeted by the host’s father and he introduced us to his friends at the cafe downstairs. We ate there many times and it was an added bonus.

The stairs can be awkward for an unfit person. Maybe another railing on the top section. Lighting wasn’t working. Many places In Istanbul have a bathroom smell. It’s best to ignore it and remember that it’s very old plumbing.

The staff here is so kind and considerate, Ali made us feel like family. The rooms were just like the pictures including the luxurious bathroom. We liked being next to a park with a few good restaurants nearby. A 10-minute walk to the famous mosques meant we didn’t have to swim through tourists every day. Breakfast at the bakery downstairs catered well to our group. We loved having a tiny kitchen to use (microwave, tiny fridge, electric kettle, sink) in our room. Lots of sweet details like custom shower soap and tea made us feel welcome!

The narrow staircase to our room is typical of a mansion, and we had no problems. Be warned, it would be hard for people with limited mobility.

the friendly staff, the lovely mood, the communication and really responsive chat the place is clean and has a charm, i stayed with my parents and they just love it also the wifi is available and works fine. I really enjoyed everything, the surrender, just two steps from the calm side of the sea, and just some minutes from the fatih, bazar, the mosques, ...

just a thing to improve: maybe need more light inside ... (under the tiny table)

The location was great the owner was very helpful and the price was great.

The location is perfect for sightseeing in old town. The host was such a nice person.

A bit noisy during night

Pleasant caring staff especially Ali. Nothing was too much trouble.

It’s a bit cramped & has poor soundproofing (when there are noisy guests upstairs). However as we had the place to ourselves for 3 of the 4 days, it didn’t much affect us.

Everything was great! Location is super.

Ali, my host, was so kind and helpful. I had a couple of things go wrong such as my suitcase not arriving and Ali was extremely helpful. He even gave the airlines his private number and came over with my suitcase when it arrived at 10.30 at night Nothing was ever too much trouble. Ali's father greeted me with warmth on my arrival and smiled when he saw me in the street .. I had breakfast downstairs everyday in the cafe run by Ali's aunt and uncle. Not only was the food extremely tasty and reasonably priced, it was served with warmth and graciousness and Turkish hospitality. The room itself was large, elegant and comfortable. There were lots of restaurants in the area and it was a 10 to 15 minute walk up quite a steep hill to get to the tram and the main tourist sites. For me Lily Mansion was an oasis in the middle of frenetic Istanbul.

I found the stairs up to the second floor to be a challenge. They are quite narrow..

The room was exactly as in the pictures and was new build. Very clean and well maintained. The bed was the most comfortable one I’ve ever slept in on a trip!

A beautiful place to stay with comfortable features. Good location with easy walking access to historic sites. Ali was great, he handled a situation well when our driver didn't show up for our airport return. Would recommend!

Luxury and a great location at an affordable price. Ali and his family are warm-hearted and generous. It really is a perfect situation - a seven-minute walk to Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque and many other sights, including a park with wild parrots. Super comfy beds - the softest we found in 3 weeks of travel. And next door Ali's family run a bakery/restaurant, which we would visit twice a day for breakfast and then in the afternoon for tea and cheesecake. The Grand Bizarre and Spice Market are also in walking distance. If we could give an 11 out of 10, we would.

The top floor apartment is reached by steep stairs, fine for younger people. The ground floor 2 bedroom apt is great for everyone.

Great beautiful apartment! Very comfortable, stocked with all the essentials you could need. Extremely clean! The apartment has a super comfortable bed and sofa. Excellent location. The sights are within a very close walking distance. The hosts are very kind and good people. They were waiting for us at the door even though we arrived very late in the evening. We were looked after with their attention all the time.

Without any remarks! Everything was excellent!

Location. Comfy beds. Excellent communication and accomdating our needs (luggage storage and transfers).air-conditioning was first rate. Advice on trams and ferries.

Location was EXCELLENT but recommend earplugs if you are a light sleeper - no problem for us as we were prepared for city noise. The second bedroom is silent.

The entire stay was amazing. The host was exceptionally helpful and the property itself was lovely. Both the main bed and sofa beds were very comfortable and the bathroom was luxurious. They maintained excellent communication throughout our stay and went above and beyond at every opportunity.

The beds were super comfortable, amazing location close to so many attractions and activities. Clean and well maintained. The host was fantastic, very attentive and great with communication. Cafe next door is an added bonus!

Kitchen area was in one of the bedrooms which was a bit awkward at times. Overall the venue was a little cramped for a family of 4 but the price and location made up for that.