8/10 Hyvä
Maarit, Finland
17.5.2014
Hyvää: Siisteys ja majoituspaikan kunto ja tilat
Nice hotel next to the main Istanbul attractions
Nice and quiet hotel, extremely clean and tidy. Super breakfast with lots of fruit and veggie and turkish specialities. (No porridge or large variety of bread as in western hotels.) We had a nice room in 1st floor, and although the window showed to the street, it was very quiet. Except on praying times: muezzins' calls could be heard from all moschees nearby and they were many. This concerns whole Sultanahmet area, not only our hotel. Nice view to the Boshporus from roof terrace, where also nice to have a drink (bring one by yourself) or have a small picnic. Room was small (20 m2) but beds very comfy and bath room clean, spacious and modern. - Negative sides were that our room television did not work. Also the language skills of the propretior were very limited (German was better than English). We got no recept from the payment, but for us it was not a big deal. We were promised that Museum Pass could be bought from the hotel but it was misleading information. Airport transfer when leaving was reasonably priced and effective. The hotel is very near to the main attractions i.e. HIppodrome, Aya Sofia, the Blue Moschee etc. Also the tram was easy to catch. - The area is hilly, so we do not recommend Sultanahmet - or middle of Istanbul in general - to people with walking difficulties.
