Bar/lounge, Business services, Coffee shop or cafe, Currency exchange, Dry cleaning service, Internet access, Room service, Translation services
Avicenna Hotel is the perfect choice to discover historical and cultural beauties of Istanbul, as it is situated at the heart of Sultanahmet. You will be at the centre of the three empires: Rome, Byzantine and Ottoman. All of these cultural and historical heritages can be felt while you are walking on the streets of this peninsula. Topkapi Palace, St. Sophia, Blue House, Numerous Museums and Monuments are all located within walking distance from Avicenna Hotel. All guest rooms are equipped with a large private bathroom (bathtub & WC,) direct dial telephone, air conditioning, TV, mini-bar, central heating, hair-dryer, free wireless internet access and safety boxes at the reception. Room service is available 24 Hours.
Our Top 10 Sights
These 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.
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