Taksim hotels: getting around, location and guest reviews

According to Metro İstanbul, the Taksim funicular station was built in the same complex as the M2 Taksim station. At Taksim you can change to the M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line and the T2 Taksim–Tünel tram. The funicular runs down to Kabataş, where you can change to the T1 Kabataş–Bağcılar tram. The two stations are 70 metres apart in elevation.

According to Wikipedia, the Kabataş–Taksim funicular opened on 29 June 2006, and Taksim is the busiest station on the M2 line. The Istanbul Insider says the funicular ride takes about 2.5 minutes. Check the current service status with Metro İstanbul before you travel.

Point Hotel Taksim is a 5-star hotel at Topçu Caddesi No.2, with a guest score of 9 based on 3 reviews in our catalogue. One guest lists the restaurant view and the location as positives, while the same review says the area around the hotel is very busy and noisy at night and that check-in and check-out took a long time. Another guest describes the staff as friendly. The hotel page lists soundproof rooms, a spa and an indoor pool among its facilities.

Sofitel Istanbul Taksim is a 5-star hotel around Sıraselviler Caddesi No:13, with a guest score of 8.6 based on 4 reviews. One guest calls the location prime, close to everything in Taksim and to the subway; the same review describes the room as spacious, sea-view and quiet, and notes that the area is busy. Another guest highlights the service, the rooms and the very central location. The hotel page lists soundproof rooms, a spa, a hammam and an indoor pool among its facilities.

The Artisan Hotel Istanbul - MGallery Collection is a 4-star hotel at Ömer Avni Mahallesi İnönü Caddesi No.42, Gümüşsuyu/Taksim. Its guest score is 9.2 based on 3 reviews, the highest among the hotels in this selection. One guest writes that it is about a 10-minute walk from Taksim Square and about the same walk from the Kabataş tram station; the same review calls the staff very friendly and efficient and describes the top-floor restaurant/breakfast room as having a spectacular view of the Bosphorus. Another guest says Taksim Square is very close.

Grand Star Hotel Bosphorus & Spa is a 4-star hotel at Sıraselviler Caddesi No:45, with a guest score of 7.1 based on 1 review in our catalogue. We have no readable review text for it, so we do not report guest comments. The hotel page lists a spa, a sauna, an indoor pool and a fitness centre among its facilities.

By their recorded addresses, Sofitel and Grand Star are on Sıraselviler Caddesi, and Point Hotel Taksim is on Topçu Caddesi. The Artisan sits on İnönü Caddesi in Gümüşsuyu; according to one guest it is about a 10-minute walk from both Taksim Square and the Kabataş tram station. If you like Taksim's energy, the central location mentioned in the Sofitel reviews may suit you; if noise worries you, compare the reviews with the hotels that list soundproof rooms.

Is Taksim noisy at night?

The reviews do not point one way. For Point Hotel Taksim, one guest writes that the area is very busy and noisy at night; for Sofitel Istanbul Taksim, one guest says the area is busy but the room was quiet. The Point and Sofitel pages list soundproof rooms as a facility; this comes from the supplier's facility list.

Are there hotels with a Bosphorus view?

For The Artisan, one guest found the view of the Bosphorus from the top-floor restaurant/breakfast room spectacular; for Sofitel, one guest wrote about a sea-view room. Check the room details on the hotel page before booking. You can also browse hotels in Istanbul.