Istanbul
Days 1-3 · 3 nightsBoutique hotel in Galata, across the Golden Horn, the district of steep lanes and cafes. For those who want their evenings in Beyoğlu and take the tram to Sultanahmet.
On Serdar-ı Ekrem street, a stone's throw from the Galata Tower and the way down to Karaköy.
€150 a nightSee on Booking →On Terzihane Sokağı, in Binbirdirek, 400 m from the centre, just behind the Hippodrome. Step outside and you are on Sultanahmet Square, within walking distance of the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia.
€110 a nightSee on Booking →On Adliye Sokağı, in Cankurtaran, 300 m from the centre, in a lane behind Hagia Sophia. For those who want the calm of a small street and the monuments two minutes' walk away.
€100 a nightSee on Booking →On Zeynepsultan Camii Sokağı, in Sultanahmet, 200 m from the town centre. Step outside and you are between Hagia Sophia and Gülhane Park, within walking distance of all of old Istanbul.
€35 a nightSee on Booking →On Akbıyık Caddesi, in Cankurtaran, 300 m from the centre, on Sultanahmet's street of bars. For those who come for the terrace atmosphere and walk back from the Blue Mosque.
€22 a nightSee on Booking →On Kutlugün Sokağı, in Cankurtaran, 200 m from the centre, between Hagia Sophia and the Sea of Marmara. You reach the Basilica Cistern and the Blue Mosque in a few minutes on foot.
Housed in a former Ottoman prison from 1918, between Hagia Sophia and the walls on the Marmara side.
€390 a nightSee on Booking →On Çırağan Caddesi, in Yıldız, on the shore of the Bosphorus, 5.2 km from the centre. For those who want the strait beneath their windows and don't mind a taxi or boat to Sultanahmet.
The former palace of Sultan Abdülaziz on the European shore of the Bosphorus, between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy.
€450 a nightSee on Booking →On Meşrutiyet Caddesi, in Beyoğlu, 2.6 km from the centre, next to İstiklal. You step out into 19th-century Istanbul, within walking distance of Galata and the tram to Sultanahmet.
Opened in 1892 for Orient Express passengers; Agatha Christie was a regular.
€250 a nightSee on Booking →
