Located in the heart of Istanbul, this hotel is near the beach and within walking distance of Istanbul Archaelogy Museum and Topkapi Palace. Also nearby are Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia.
Our Top 10 SightsThese are the sights that rank in order of importance and ease of access. Luckily, the first six are close together near Sultanahmet Square where most of our hotels are located.
- Topkapı Palace: home (and Harem!) of the sultans
- Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia): changed the course of Western architecture; greatest church in Christendom
for 1000 years - Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque: Islam's elegant answer to Ayasofya, with six minarets.
- Byzantine Hippodrome: the heart of Byzantine Constantinople and Ottoman Istanbul
- Bosphorus Cruise: up toward the Black Sea past castles, palaces and Ottoman-Victorian villages
- Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıçı): an eerie subterranean sunken palace of 336 marble columns which could hold 80,000 cubic feet of water in case of drought or siege
- Grand Bazaar: the ultimate medieval shopping centre, with 4000 shops, fun whether you buy or just browse
- Egyptian (Spice) Market: food, spices, coffee, snacks and some touristy stuff
- Princes Islands get away to islands with Victorian-era towns free of motor vehicles: walk, bicycle, or take a horse-drawn carriage tour
- Dolmabahçe Palace: the sultan's sumptuous palace on the Bosphorus.