(day 2) bahaus guest house

A street view picture of the hostel that I'm staying at, Bauhaus Guesthouse.

When I arrived at check-in, the guy at the front desk said that they'd been expecting me last night, and when I didn't show up they had cancelled my room. I realized later that I had thought I was landing on the 13th (the day of my departure), and had booked my room for that date, but I actually landed the next day on the 14th. Oops.

Since they gave away my room, he could only put me in the 6-bed girls dorm, which is slightly more expensive since it's a room shared by fewer people. But! That it was currently unoccupied so I would be the only guest in there.

Music to my dirty, sweaty, culture-shocked ears.

As much as I appreciate hostels and what they offer to a solo traveler, I have always treasured and craved privacy. I can't stand not feeling comfortable in my own home. Staying in a hostel means sharing facilities and trying to be respectful of the other 15 people in your room, which is the opposite of comfort and privacy.

But look! Semi-privacy from curtains. Beds are clean.

Bathroom is pretty clean.

An entire 6 bed room all to myself!!!

But the nicest part of the hostel....

The beautiful rooftop terrace!

 You can look across the Bosphorus and see the Asian side of the city.

While enjoying a delicious complimentary Turkish breakfast.

I couldn't quite figure out how to eat anything. It was just like fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, slices of cheese, slices of bologna, hard boiled egg, basically all the components of a salad, but you just eat them individually or something. It was good, but I felt like I wasn't eating it correctly.

I woke up pretty early thanks to jet lag, had a sumptuous shower in my private bathroom, lounged around in my private 6 bed room, then went upstairs and had a yummy Turkish breakfast. It was a great start to my first day in Istanbul, now I'm ready to go see old things!