World House Hostel

Loved world house, the pictures on here are a bit out of date, we spent two nights here in there apartment section. The apartment was right by the tower and was a great location. Four bedrooms shared one shower, two restrooms and a kitchen. It was awesome. Everyone was so nice and extremely helpful. The coffee shop in the main lobby is adorable and everything is delicious. There’s also a very friendly kitty who will gladly sit with you while you enjoy your coffee! I would highly recommend world house hostel. Great location, employees and price.

An amazing hostel with an amazing staff especially Burak. If you get the chance definitely stay here. Walking distance to all the bars and also to the old town to see all the touristy stuff. Perfect location. The pub crawl was so much fun and Burak who led it was great. Overall the hostel has a great vibe and is in a perfect location. Will definitely be coming back.

This hostel was fantastic. It was very clean and the staff was extremely helpful. Burak was working the shifts where we were at the hostel the most and he was hilarious. By far the most entertaining and helpful receptionist I had ever experienced. He recommended local places to eat, drink, smoke hookah and grab gifts. He also put each place on the map and even showed us pictures on the computer before giving us directions.

I really love the feel of this hostel. Such a friendly and open vibe to it from the moment I walked in. It’s location is perfect. It’s on a moderately quiet and interesting street with a café that opens to the street – great for lounging and watching people pass by. Yet, the Galata district and then a quick tram ride away is the Sultanahmet district with the historical tourist stuff, and uphill a few minutes and it turns into the main nightlife district and eventually Taksim Square.
My room was clean and spacious; I shared with 7 other people in a dorm room, and the bathroom was down the hall a little ways. Overall, a good hostel experience. The prices were very reasonable and I would definitely stay here again.
The breakfasts in the morning were quite nice, and the seating arrangement and space encourages people to get cozy and meet strangers and be social. The front desk staff were friendly and helpful with whatever I needed.

It looks good at first, but ultimately this won’t be a knock your socks off hostel stay. I just needed a bed for night before my return flight, and picked this cause it was the most decent, legit looking hostel in the vicinity of where I was staying previously and didn’t require me to descend the hill.
Walked in the day before to pay for my room on the spot, and they thankfully had a room and accepted credit cards. The next morning I came by and had to ascend a flight of stairs in the back to store my luggage in a random linen closet that doesn’t lock. Then I sat for free breakfast, which is very simple and very protein-​light, but I’m certainly not complaining about that cause it is free.
There’s a lot of city information around and the guy at the desk was helpful in giving me the info for where I planned to go that day.
When I came back after the long day and wanted to check in, they suddenly couldn’t find record of my payment, even though I had just paid the afternoon before. Thankfully I had a credit card receipt to prove I paid, but I was peeved that if I had paid cash, this issue may not have been resolved as quickly. It’s at that time I was now informed that my «stored luggage» was on the 2^nd floor of a stairwell that doesn’t connect to the stairwell I needed to get to my room. What the hell? The icing on the cake was that my room was on the top floor of the other stairwell. My exhausted self was really cranky about this. I had selected this place so that I wouldn’t have to do so much climbing after a long week, and this defeated that purpose.
When I finally reached K2, I learned that outlets were only by the door and none in the inner room. The bathrooms were also strange in that the toilet is up a flight of stairs INSIDE the bathroom, and there’s no dry shelf or ledge to rest anything, like your clothes or toiletries.
Maybe you think I’m a high-​maintenance grump who’s too old for run of the mill hostels anymore (I often do), but great ones still exist at fairly affordable rates, like the one I stayed at in Thessaloniki, Greece. So, if you have selective hostel standards, I’d say keep looking.

I have never stayed at their rooms, however if rooms are just half as good as their coffee shop, they must be great! World House Hostel is located in one of my favourite places in Istanbul. The hostel is in the Galata area, which are very central and you can find almost everything just around the corner! The façade of the hostel is facing «the Boheim street» — a very trendy street, with all kinds of funny shops and food place, perfect street for a chill out with friends. Even though it is very touristic, people are not dragging you into their shops, but always remember to negotiate the price if no fixed price.
Well, back to the coffee shop of World House Hostel! This is a sweet little shop with only a few tables and the most known coffees on the menu. And if you are lucky, they have home made apple cake. The atmosphere is very relaxed and the café is perfect for a city break. The staff is very nice and helpful is you should have any questions.
My personal recommandation is a cappuccino and apple cake — YUM!

Great experience over there.
Beds and bedrooms are clean, people are nice and that is the kind of places which offers what backpackers love the most: flexibility. There is someone to welcome you regardless the time of the day, always helping.
Located just near Galata Tower, World House Hostel is ideally situated in Beyoglu. We’ve made everything by walking and did not take nor the tramway neither the bus a single time !
Cheap, nice and simple.
Bonus: the Turkish breakfast is very tasty !

Great experience over there.
Beds and bedrooms are clean, people are nice and that is the kind of places which offers what backpackers love the most: flexibility. There is someone to welcome you regardless the time of the day, always helping. Located just near Galata Tower, World House Hostel is ideally situated in Beyoglu. We’ve made everything by walking and did not take nor the tramway neither the bus a single time !
Cheap, nice and simple.
Bonus: the Turkish breakfast is very tasty !

Qui dit que c’est propre a une idée de la propreté bien différente de la mienne. C’est sale, très sale. Les draps sont propres mais pas les couvertures, ni les chambres en générale. Très cher pour ce que c’est. Très mauvais rapport qualité-​prix.

Auberge de jeunesse très honnête, très bien placée entre le débarcadère de Karaköy et les troquets de Tünel. Les dortoirs sont clairs, avec de l’espace et des casiers. Tout est propre, y compris les draps qu’on né paye pas, le petit déjeuner est correct. La rue et le minaret voisin voudront chatouiller votre sommeil, mais on né va pas à Istanbul si on n’aime pas le bruit. Si l’hostel est complet, vous serez dirigé vers un établissement un peu plus cher et moins bien placé près de l’institut français à Taksim. Une adresse exclusive Qype qui n’est pas encore dans les guides et qui surpasse nettement les auberges conseillés par ceux-​ci (voir avis Chill Out Hostel).