YOLO Hostel: dorm beds to a 70 m² family room in Kadıköy

Backpacker hostel in Kadıköy, Istanbul, about 0.8 km from Haydarpaşa station, with dorm beds, doubles and a 70 m² family room with terrace and sea view.

Updated 11 November 2026

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Key facts

Closest: Maiden's Tower · 3.6 km
Check-in: from 14:00
Check-out: until 11:00
Room sizes: 25–70 m²
Children: Welcome
Pets: Not allowed
Parking: None on site

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Near the sights: 3.6 km to Maiden's Tower
Rooms: 21 room types · 25–70 m²
Facilities: Dining · Front desk services · Comfort and access
Families: Children welcome · family rooms
Wellness: No spa, pool or gym listed

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Near the sights: how close the nearest listed sight is, and how many are within 1 km. Rooms: the room sizes we show and how many types there are. Facilities: how many kinds the hotel lists (dining, pool or spa, fitness, front desk services, comfort and access). Families: whether children are welcome, and family rooms, a kids’ club or pool, a playground, babysitting. Wellness: spa, hammam, sauna, steam room, pools, gym and massage.

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Where YOLO Hostel is, and how far things are

YOLO Hostel is a backpacker property in the Rasimpaşa neighbourhood of Kadıköy, Istanbul, postcode 34716. Haydarpaşa railway station is about 0.8 km away, in a straight line, and the Maiden's Tower about 3.6 km.

The major monuments sit farther out: Topkapı Palace about 4.2 km, Hagia Sophia about 4.3 km, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 4.4 km, Galata Tower about 5.7 km and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 5.9 km, all in a straight line. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 25.9 km away, and the hostel runs a paid airport shuttle for that journey.

From a 30 m² dorm bed to the 70 m² family room with terrace

Couples have two routes. The Deluxe Double Room steps up to 35 m² with a queen bed and sleeps up to 3, with a street view; a second Deluxe Double with a city view also has a queen bed and sleeps up to 3.

It suits a family or a small group sharing, and children are allowed at the hostel.

Two dorm formats stand out for groups. The whole 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room can be taken as one unit: 40 m², six bunk beds, sleeping up to 11, with a garden view. The Deluxe Shared Dormitory with a partial ocean view has two bunk beds and sleeps up to 4. The hostel has 21 room types in all.

The room types at a glance
⁨Room type⁩	⁨Size⁩	⁨Beds⁩	⁨Sleeps⁩	⁨View⁩
⁨Standard Double Room⁩	⁨25 m²⁩	⁨1 large bed⁩	⁨–⁩	⁨–⁩
⁨Family Room with Terrace⁩	⁨70 m²⁩	⁨2 bunk beds, 1 queen bed⁩	⁨–⁩	⁨sea view⁩
⁨6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room⁩	⁨40 m²⁩	⁨6 bunk beds⁩	⁨up to 11⁩	⁨garden view⁩
⁨Bed In 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room⁩	⁨70 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨city view, sea view, garden view⁩
⁨Deluxe Double Room⁩	⁨35 m²⁩	⁨1 queen bed⁩	⁨up to 3⁩	⁨street view⁩
⁨Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Multiple Beds, Partial Ocean View⁩	⁨–⁩	⁨2 bunk beds⁩	⁨up to 4⁩	⁨partial ocean view⁩
⁨Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room⁩	⁨30 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨–⁩
⁨Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room⁩	⁨30 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨–⁩
⁨Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room⁩	⁨38 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨–⁩
⁨Bed In 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room⁩	⁨40 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨garden view⁩
⁨Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room⁩	⁨40 m²⁩	⁨1 bunk bed⁩	⁨up to 1⁩	⁨–⁩
⁨Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View⁩	⁨–⁩	⁨1 queen bed⁩	⁨up to 3⁩	⁨city view⁩

Dormitory beds, private doubles and family rooms

As a hostel, YOLO mixes dormitory beds with private doubles and family rooms, so it can serve solo travellers, couples and families under one roof.

The paid airport shuttle is worth noting given the distance to Sabiha Gökçen, about 25.9 km in a straight line. Bike tours and temporary art galleries are among the hostel's activities, which point towards a social, backpacker crowd rather than a quiet private stay.

Check-in, check-out and the house rules

Check-in runs from 14:00 and check-out until 11:00. Children are allowed, so families booking the family room or a double face no age restriction. Pets are not allowed.

The hostel has no parking, so anyone arriving by car should plan for that; street parking exists in the area but is not part of the hostel's offer.

Who YOLO Hostel suits, and who should look elsewhere

It suits solo backpackers and budget-minded travellers who want a dorm bed, including women who prefer a female-only dormitory. It also works for groups, who can book the entire 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room sleeping up to 11, and for families, who get a genuinely large 70 m² room with a terrace and sea view plus a children-welcome policy.

It does not suit travellers with pets, since they are not allowed, or anyone relying on parking at the property.

What's here

Street parking
Family rooms
Airport shuttle (additional charge)
Air conditioning
Free WiFi
Non-smoking rooms
24-hour front desk
Heating
Terrace
Garden
Laundry
Private check-in/check-out
Daily housekeeping
Designated smoking area
Snack bar
Lockers
Outdoor furniture
Picnic area

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Coffee Shop on site
Shuttle service
Bike tours
Temporary art galleries
Fire extinguishers
Smoke alarms
Key access
24-hour security
Key card access

Rooms

6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room40 m² · 6 Bunk bed · Garden View · Sleeps 11
Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room30 m² · 1 Bunk bed · Sleeps 1
Bed in 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room30 m² · 1 Bunk bed · Sleeps 1
Bed In 4-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room70 m² · 1 Bunk bed · City View, Sea View, Garden View · Sleeps 1
Bed in 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room38 m² · 1 Bunk bed · Sleeps 1
Bed In 6-Bed Female Dormitory Room40 m² · 1 Bunk bed · Garden View · Sleeps 1

All 21 room types

Bed in 6-Bed Mixed Dormitory Room40 m² · 1 Bunk bed · Sleeps 1
Deluxe Double Room35 m² · 1 Queen bed · Street View · Sleeps 3
Deluxe Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View1 Queen Bed · City View · Sleeps 3
Deluxe Family Room40 m² · 1 Bunk bed, 1 Large bed · Garden View
Deluxe Room, Multiple Beds, Garden View1 Queen Bed, 1 Bunk bed · Garden View · Sleeps 4
Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Multiple Beds, Garden View6 Bunk bed · Garden View · Sleeps 6
Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Multiple Beds, Partial Ocean View2 Bunk bed · Partial Ocean View · Sleeps 4
Deluxe Shared Dormitory, Women only6 Bunk bed · Sleeps 6
Family Room with Terrace70 m² · 2 Bunk bed, 1 Queen bed · Sea View
Family Suite, Sea View1 Queen Bed, 2 Bunk bed · Sea View · Sleeps 6
Female Dorm For 6 Beds6 Bunk bed · Sleeps 6
Standard Double Room25 m² · 1 Large bed
Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed, Garden View1 Queen Bed · Garden View · Sleeps 3
Superior Double Room40 m² · 1 Large bed · Street View
Superior Double Room, Sea View1 Queen Bed · Sea View · Sleeps 3