I want to list down the negatives and the positives about this hotel:
Negatives:
1) My very first message to My Holiday Time Hotel on Airbnb messaging was that our flight would arrive at 2AM on 2nd November and that we would need an early check-in. The hotel staff arranged for an airport pick-up for us and they knew that we were arriving in the wee hours of the morning. Once we came to the hotel, they refused to let us check in unless we paid half day's rent because according to them, 2AM on 2nd November is considered as night of 1st November. This was not informed to us in prior. We felt cornered and shocked. We had the option of either paying up the amount they demanded or be stranded on the road in a new country. *I do not recommend this hotel if one has to have an early check-in*
2) When we were forced to pay the half day's rent, the hotel calculated the standard rates and not the Air BNB rates although our booking was through Air BNB. They refused to consider our understand our stance with respect to the amount.
3) The Hotel does not provide any breakfast. The very concept of BNB is bed and breakfast. However, one can find only a bed and no breakfast. There is only a small electric kettle to heat water in the room.
Positives:
1) The location of the hotel is walking distance from major tourist attractions such as Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern. The hotel is also very close to the Sultahnmet Tram Station.