Location: Sultanahmet, Old City

Stay in Sultanahmet, explore the Old City on foot.

Pick a landmark. On these streets you will beat the taxi to it on foot. Guests rate our location 9.6 out of 10 on Booking.com, and there is no trick to it: the door opens onto the oldest square in Istanbul.

Departures from our front door

Walked and timed on foot by our team, not estimated by an app.

1min

Hagia Sophia

Cross the tram line and you have arrived.

2min

Basilica Cistern

The queue moves fastest before 10:00.

4min

Blue Mosque

Through Sultanahmet Square, past the fountain.

4min

Topkapı Palace

Enter through Gülhane gate for shade.

3min

Gülhane Park

Sea air and tulips in April.

8min

Grand Bazaar

Uphill on Divanyolu, downhill all the way back.

Getting here.

Sultanahmet Tram (T1)
50 metres, directly behind the hotel
Istanbul Airport (IST)
Havaist coach marked Sultanahmet + short taxi hop or 10 min walk, or ~40 min by taxi
Sabiha Gökçen (SAW)
M4 + Marmaray to Sirkeci, or Havabus + ferry to Eminönü, then T1, or ~40 min by taxi
Eminönü ferries & Bosphorus
3 stops by tram to Kadıköy, Üsküdar and Bosphorus tours

Landing late or early? The front desk is open 24 hours, luggage storage is available, and we can arrange an airport transfer: message us before you fly.

360°

Stand at our door

Open the street view and look around Sultanahmet in 360 degrees before you ever land.

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Airport transfer

Written fixed price before you fly, a driver waiting with your name. Both airports, 24 hours.

How it works ✦

From the Sultanahmet Guide

Everything to see, in order of walking distance ✦Is Sultanahmet a good area to stay? ✦Istanbul airport to Sultanahmet, compared ✦Hagia Sophia: hours, tickets and etiquette ✦

The address

Alemdar, Ticarethane Çk. No. 3
34110 Fatih / İstanbul

Sultanahmet and the old city peninsula from aboveOpen in Google Maps ✦