Istanbul
Days 1-7 · 6 nightsAksakal Sokağı, in Küçük Ayasofya, the quiet seaward side of Sultanahmet. A good compromise between the sights and a street where you can sleep.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →Taya Hatun Caddesi, in Sirkeci, between the station and the entrance to Topkapı Palace. Well placed for walking back in the evening without taking the tram again.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →Terzihane Sokağı, in Binbirdirek, one street from the Hippodrome and the Blue Mosque. A small hotel for anyone who wants Sultanahmet on foot and a quiet street in the evening.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →Yerebatan Caddesi, in Alemdar, 600 m from the centre, just above the Basilica Cistern. A charming address for anyone who wants all of Sultanahmet on foot.
The lounges are decorated with colourful Ottoman lamps, the house signature.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →Adliye Sokağı, in Cankurtaran, 1.1 km from the centre, in the lanes behind Hagia Sophia. The garden and Byzantine remains offer a break between two visits.
€120 a nightSee on Booking →On Zeynepsultan Camii Sokağı, in Alemdar, a few streets from Hagia Sophia. A hostel for tackling Sultanahmet early in the morning, before the queues.
€30 a nightSee on Booking →Akbıyık Caddesi, in Cankurtaran, the street of small hotels behind Sultanahmet. A simple address about ten minutes' walk from the Blue Mosque.
€55 a nightSee on Booking →A guesthouse in Cankurtaran, in the lanes running down from Akbıyık Caddesi to the sea. For sleeping in the sights district without paying hotel prices.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →Akbıyık Caddesi, in Cankurtaran, 1.1 km from the town centre. A youth hostel on Sultanahmet's backpacker street, ten minutes' walk from the Blue Mosque.
€30 a nightSee on Booking →Cagaloğlu Hamami Sokağı, in Alemdar, 500 m from Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern. A small hotel for seeing the old town without ever taking the tram.
€60 a nightSee on Booking →Meşrutiyet Caddesi, in Beyoğlu, a stone's throw from İstiklal Avenue and Galata Tower. A different Istanbul from Sultanahmet, livelier at night and more European.
The hotel opened in 1892 to welcome passengers of the Orient Express.
€250 a nightSee on Booking →Kutlugün Sokağı, in Cankurtaran, between Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace. For those who want the historic heart and palace-hotel service.
The building is a former prison dating from 1918, converted into a hotel in the 1990s.
€500 a nightSee on Booking →Çırağan Caddesi, on the shore of the Bosphorus, 5 km from Sultanahmet. For a stay spent watching the boats go by rather than the old-town crowds.
The hotel occupies the grounds of a 19th-century Ottoman palace, on the waterfront.
€500 a nightSee on Booking →Ticarethane Sokağı, in Alemdar, 600 m from the town centre and very close to Hagia Sophia. A five-star hotel for a breather between the Grand Bazaar and Topkapı.
€180 a nightSee on Booking →Hayrettin İskelesi Sokağı, in Beşiktaş, on the Bosphorus, 4.3 km from Sultanahmet. For those who want the waterfront and the boats rather than the old-town lanes.
€400 a nightSee on Booking →