The hotel is located right in the heart of the old town. I had to take a taxi here because of my bags, but they have public transportation from the airport that stops right by the hotel. It is about 40 minutes by taxi, from the airport, as there can be much traffic. The hotel is fine. My room had... More

Small hotel in the heart of everything. With that comes some down sides. As mentioned in previous posts, the street can be noisy, we were lucky and had a room away from the street. We stayed our first three nights here and returned for our last two nights before flying home. Our first room was a nice double room in... More

Located next to the Aya Sofia, everything you want to see is just around the corner. Add up a nice staff, clean spatious rooms and fantastic breakfast and this will be an exellent place to stay a couple of nights.

This small hotel could not be more centrally located to all the most important sites in the Old City, in Istanbul. The tram is just outside the front door, Hagia Sophia, around the corner, Turkish baths, restaurants, museums, souvenir shops etc. in every direction! My room was clean, with TV and a kettle with teas etc. The bathroom was modern,... More

This hotel definitely has some good and also some bad sides. The first plus must be the location, which is just a few steps away from the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi palace. It's within the walking distance to the Grand Bazaar and close to the tram stop. The room was really nice and clean with a nice view... More

This hotel offers clean and spacious rooms just a few steps from Hagia Sofia,Blue Mosque and the main attractions that every tourist who arrives in Istanbul for the first time has to visit.The tramway station called Gulhane is 3 minutes away.The breakfast provides a big variety of selection and the people working there are really kind and speak English fluently.In... More

We stayed there for about a week. Though the room was small and had a window facing the wall of Archaeological Museum, it was clean and tidy. The housekeeping was doing her job so well. She was a nice lady who knew no English word but her smile was warm enough to make you feel welcome. We thought that the... More

A good hotel, location is excellent, next to Aya Sophia, good breakfast, clean rooms, and best of all: super-friendly people. The entrance is small, and sometimes u miss it... I took the double room, and they didn't have one anymore, so they gave me a triple room...

The Empress Theodora hotel wins the award for the best false advertising in Istanbul. While the location of the hotel is located near two of the main religious sites of tourism, that is the only benefit to choosing this hotel for your stay in Turkey. In the area, Sultanahmet, there are plenty of hotels for the same price and exceedingly... More