Eresin Taxim Premier

Convenient, in-expensive hotel in Taksim

Clean and conveniently located hotel in Taksim. Easy access to Metro and walking distance from Bospherus ferries and Palace. It is better to avoid the date when the yearly marathon is held, since the traffic was terrible on this weekend. The hotel is located in a nice area with many restaurants.

The wire-less internet is a bit slow

Avoid This Hotel

Stayed 3 nights. First 2 in a tiny room with no closet/drawers. The suitcase had to be open in the middle of the room. There was no light - we kept stepping on our stuff. We asked for a lamp, they didn’t have any - they changed our room. I made it clear that my husband could not tolerate cigarette smoke due to asthma. When we entered the “nonsmoking” room they moved us to, the porter commented on the smell & opened the window. The room had a strong smoky/chemical smell. We tried to air it out. My husband’s asthma became increasingly bad, & by 1am he couldn’t breath & moved to the hall. The staff noticed him in the hall & invited him to sleep in the lobby. He spent a few hours in the lobby, then people came in smoking. A porter, trying to help, suggested a conference rm. ~4am, my husband was on the floor of a conference room trying to sleep; they brought him a blanket. Needless to say, it was a terrible night and he almost ended up at the hospital. I went to discuss the situation with a manager. The man just kept insisting it was a nonsmoking room and therefore couldn’t smell & didn’t even apologize. He was condescending & rude. He refused to give me any direct contact info for the main manager. He took my contact info, but I never heard from anyone. I never heard back from anyone. I emailed the hotel twice. I contacted Best Western. The hotel still didn’t respond to me, but told Best Western that they offered us a suite repeatedly, but we refused! Saying my husband “Chose to sleep on the floor of a conference room floor!” Awful place. Avoid.

Not my style

The modern design of the rooms was not functional at all, for example the shower door was only half the length of the shower, so we had to be careful showering or we would get the room wet. The hard wood floors showed how dusty and dirty the floor was, especially under the beds. Even though the hotel said it was a green hotel, our beds and towels were still changed every day, which went against the signs saying they would ony do that if we asked. One concierge was rude and unhelpful to me, but another one was helpful. There are so many good and cheaper hotels in the area, I wouldn’t waste my money here again.