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Side Hotel vs Georges Hotel Galata
Both properties are endorsed by expert reviewers. Overall, Georges Hotel Galata is the choice of most professionals compared to Side Hotel and Pension. Georges Hotel Galata has a TripExpert Score of 72 with recommendations from 3 reviews such as The Telegraph, Fodor's and Condé Nast Traveler.
Side Hotel
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Utangac Sok. No 20, Istanbul 34400, Turkey
From $108 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Smoking Rooms
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
Rough Guide
"Owned by three charismatic brothers, this place is bright, spacious and friendly and resists the pressure to go all modern or faux-Ottoman."
Lonely Planet
"A sprawling place that has a long-standing reputation for cheap, clean and comfortable accommodation, the Side has overpriced hotel rooms with TV, air-con and en suite."
DK Eyewitness
"This family run establishment combines a pension for budget-conscious guests and also a ritzier hotel. Pension prices are cheaper and facilities are fewer, with no air conditioning in rooms."
Frommer's
"This place has been offering good-value, spotlessly clean, well-managed accommodation in the heart of the old city since 1989."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"Superbly located within a few minutes' walk of the old city's top sights, the Side is understandably the budget travellers' accommodation of choice in central Istanbul."
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Georges Hotel Galata
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Serdar-i Ekrem Sok. No: 24 Galata, Beyoglu, Istanbul, Turkey
From $179 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"The famous Galata Tower forms the backdrop of the hotel, and shoppers or late-night revelers have the popular Istiklal street within walking distance."
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Fodor's
"Housed in a restored late-19th-century apartment building on a street lined with fashion designers' boutiques, the classy Georges and its minimalist yet old-fashioned rooms exude chic."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"A converted century-old apartment building in the Galata neighborhood, Istanbul's new epicenter of chic."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"A concept hotel that makes the most of the beautiful, 19th-century apartment building from which it is fashioned, yet knows exactly what its discerning clientele want from their accommodation."
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Michelin Guide
"Stylishly guest house in the bustling Galata district, with its views of the Bosphorus from its roof terrace...the rooms lack for nothing in terms of comfort; goose down duvets and solid soundproofing"
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