Sultanahmet Palace

My sister and I stayed at this hotel and can truly state what a wonderful experience it was! The front garden which is shown on its website is really lovely. It has a waterfall and beautiful flowers and shrubs where you can sit in the evening as we did every night. You can also view and admire the Blue Mosque from the front garden. which is lit up at night and looks quite amazing. To the rear there is a terrace where you can sit and sip a cold beer and enjoy the view of the sea. The room was lovely and clean, bright and spacious and if you wanted to make a cuppa in the morning a kettle can be provided on request, but take your own tea bags/coffee. The Restaurant will obligingly give you some milk and sugar. Restaurant also had a sea view. Food was enjoyable as was the breakfast options. The hotel is situated in a quiet street but just a few yards you turn a corner and 'life' bursts into action with shops and restaurants galore! sampling the food was great with western options too. There is also souk within a few minutes walk as is the huge park and open top tour bus and although all the amenities are to hand l must stress the hotel is in a very peaceful and tranquil environment. Staff on hand and very friendly and efficient. I can't praise this hotel enough and felt so lucky we had chosen it for our amazing stay in Istanbul! Thank you

Awesome hotel with brilliant location and brilliant facilities would definitely recommend to overseas visitors

Our ground floor room had a bad odor (musty, moth balls + sewage.) Our bathroom towels were grey and dingy (looked like they use to be white!) , and were scratchy and threadbare. No washcloths provided. Electricity flickered on and off every couple minutes. Bathroom door and shower door were so loud it woke me when my husband went into the bathroom. It is an interesting decor and authentic to its locale but it looked tired and outdated. Could definitely use a freshening up. Location, however? Stellar! Service - excellent. View from back restaurant patio - beautiful. They even packed 6 submarine sandwiches for our group as we had a very early flight out of Istanbul.