Overlooking the city, Galatist Hotel Istanbul is located only a 5-minute walk from the 4-level mall "Demiroren Istiklal Shopping Center". A restaurant are available for guests' convenience at the hotel, which sits in Taksim where the streets are packed with live music venues, dance clubs, rollicking bars and high-end art galleries, including SALT Beyoğlu.

The comfortable hotel boasts a convenient location 350 metres from Taksim underground station and a stone's throw from the cobblestone Istiklal Street. Museum of Innocence is a mere 0.7 km from the Galatist, and Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church is about 10 minutes' walk away. There is Istanbul Riverside Museum of Modern Art 1.3 km away, while Park Otel bus station is right around the corner from this property. The hotel is also 2.8 km from Sirkeci train station.

The rooms at Galatist Hotel provide guests with a TV, as well as comforts such as air conditioning. There is also a private bathroom.

Located just near this accommodation, the restaurant Hatay Medeniyetler Sofrasi Taksim offers a Mediterranean menu.