Balin Hotel - Special Class in Istanbul

A complete scam! Fake photos, filthy rooms, and highway robbery at the restaurant
​I strongly advise everyone to avoid this hotel! Nothing corresponds to the photos or descriptions on Booking.com.
​Rooms & Hygiene: We booked two "Deluxe" rooms (advertised at 22 sqm), but we were given tiny 14-15 sqm rooms (including the hallway and bathroom). The window opened directly into a concrete wall just inches away. The rooms were filthy: ancient, stained carpets, hair everywhere, and the pillows and bed linens were visibly dirty. The bathroom (1.5m x 1.5m) was so small you couldn't even take a proper shower.
​The Restaurant & Prices: Avoid the basement restaurant at all costs! The prices are triple compared to any other place in the area. We were charged the equivalent of almost 50 EUR for two Campari drinks and about 20-30 EUR for a single coffee. It is an absolute rip-off.
​Service & Staff: The management is disastrous and totally indifferent to guests. The only decent people were two girls serving breakfast (who seemed to be foreign workers), but the rest of the staff was unprofessional.
​Security Deposit Issues: At check-out, they tried to steal our 50 EUR deposit by claiming we never paid it. Only after a long argument and showing the written receipt I had insisted on taking at check-in did they finally return the money.
​Conclusion: This is not a hotel; it is a trap for tourists. Dirty, cramped, and dishonest. A complete waste of money!

There is a bar on the basement. Please don’t enter never. The quality of drinks, cocktails and shisha are really very poor. BUT THE PRICES are more expensive than Monaco. It is not fun. 35 euro for Margarita made by suspicious ingredients… How it sounds for you.