Istanbul Hotels & Hostels (333)

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Cordial is a very friendly option well away from backpacker-central, Akbiyik Caddesi in Sultanahmet, but still very close to the sights. There is a huge selection of rooms and a great bunker-styl…

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Beyoglu is the hub of modern Istanbul and this hip hostel is the place to base yourself if you're here to sample Istanbul's thriving nightlife. It's in a good backstreet spot, a short stagger fro…

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If you're here to party, this basic backpackers is right in the touristy heart of the action. In fact the streetside cafe/bar is the action most nights. The accommodation itself is nothing specia…

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This well-appointed hostel has some of the cheapest and cleanest rooms in town. It's a great-value option and close to all the sights.

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Istanbul's best-known and most popular hostel, the Orient has been around forever and, showing admirable staying power, it's still going strong. It's right in the heart of Istanbul's backpacker h…

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It's a bit rough around the edges, but tiny Mavi Guesthouse is a perennial favourite for its location (a short stroll to Istanbul's top sights), friendly hosts and chilled atmosphere. It's not ge…

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We like this place. Hostels in Istanbul are usually impersonal hulks with jungle-like atmospheres, but World House is small, friendly and calm. Best of all is the fact that it's located close to …

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This quiet budget option is located right in the heart of Sultanahmet, with cheerful rooms and a homey environment.

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Laid-back, fun and very friendly, the Bahaus may yet pip the competition and become Istanbul's busiest hostel. It's a few steps from Istanbul's backpacker hub and very close to all the sights.

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Bonjour is more like staying with Aunty than staying in a guesthouse. 'Aunty' welcomes you into her home and it's yours to enjoy: the comfy sitting room, the maroon-painted homey lounge room and …

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Sultan's Inn is in a pleasant, quiet neighbourhood away from the hullabaloo of Sultanahmet, but still within walking distance of all the sights. It's a pleasant option, though with seemingly litt…

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The Accura is an eyesore, so don't say you weren't warned, but its rooftop has some of the best views in the city and the rooms are top value for money. It's also in an excellent position, a shor…

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This special little spot is in the heart of a lovely neighbourly district of tumbledown wooden houses, a short walk from all the sights. Naz is also an old Ottoman house, so it nicely fits the ne…

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The Uyan is in a close race with the Tria Hotel, Tan Otel and Ottoman Hotel Imperial for the title of best new midrange addition to the old city's sleeping scene. Like its competitors, it offers …

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With its garden outlook, great terrace and attentive staff, Hotel Poem may not win awards for the most attractive makeover, but it certainly offers a comfortable and welcoming stay. Each room is …

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This funky little sister of the landmark hotel in Taksim Square opened in 2004 and has been a popular choice with glam globetrotters ever since. Rooms are small-ish but extremely well appointed, …

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If you're in Istanbul to party, and you want a cheap-but-clean hotel to doss in then this no-nonsense place is for you. It's right in the thick of things and offers reasonable, well-kept rooms.

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The old adage that handsome is as handsome does certainly applies to the Tria. This totally terrific hotel opened in 2007 and has already built a formidable reputation for its service and style. …

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Behind Vardar's gorgeous Seljuk-inspired facade are a range of surprisingly top-grade rooms given the price. And it's well located just a few steps off Taksim Sq. Upon entering, look up to see th…

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Hands down one of the best budget choices in the city, Stone Hotel has excellent rooms, super views and garden, and very friendly staff to boot. It's well located away from backpacker central, b…

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Occupying the architecturally significant 4 Vakif Han, this recently opened five-star hotel conversion is a mass of contradictions. The 'Kulliye' rooms are massive and wonderfully full of light, …

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One of a fast-sprouting crop of boutique hotels around town, this self-consciously hip place has 22 attractive rooms of varying sizes, all of which are individually decorated and presented with n…

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Sari Konak Oteli is a bright and light renovated hotel with beautiful quality antiques and carpets throughout. Any place that can keep its white sofras (low tables) this squeaky-clean has to be f…

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In an older-style but fully restored building, sleek Hotel Daphne is one of the newest hotels on the block. Although it's a few steps off the end of the Hippodrome, it's still very close to the s…

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Perfectly positioned overlooking Taksim Sq, this very popular hotel is an Istanbul institution. It's slick, plush and has all the five-star mod-cons you'd expect in a very friendly, laid-back but…

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The owners of this small designer hotel just off the Hippodrome have managed to straddle the divide between sleek modernist and antique Ottoman with great success. Parquet floors, crisp white lin…

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Roughly translated, the name of this hotel means 'The Place of Happiness' in Turkish, and we're confident that guests will be more than happy with this comfortable mid-sized hotel. In a painstaki…

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Gilded furniture, heavy velvet curtains, plush carpets: Bosphorus Palace Hotel is the ultimate in Ottoman-era palatial extravagance in an unbeatable location right on the Bosphorus. Here you can …

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Kooky, there's no doubt about it: chintz statues, bad-taste Roman-inspired friezes, heart-shaped pillows. They certainly broke the mould when they decorated this hotel. We're not quite sure how t…

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Istanbul's finest and most elegant choice, the Four Seasons is known for its service (extraordinary), history (deliciously disreputable), location (right in the heart of Old Istanbul) and rooms (…

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Though a newcomer to the competitive Cankurtaran hostel scene, we reckon this well-run place is likely to be a stayer. Dorms on the ground floor are a bit dingy, but those above are light, freshl…

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A large wooden house adorned with flower-filled window boxes, the Artefes is almost a prototype of a safe midrange accommodation choice. It offers clean, sun-drenched rooms featuring amenities su…

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The Vegas-style furniture and marble floors in its lobby are the Erboy's only attempts at glamour. The rest of the place is resolutely mom-and-pop style, with small rooms that are clean but witho…

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Serious shoppers seduced by the prospect of bunking down close to the Grand Bazaar could do a lot worse than stay in this well-run and reasonably priced place. Rooms are characterless but extreme…

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You could do a lot worse than book into one of the deluxe or renovated rooms here, which are clean, comfortable and well priced. The exterior is unprepossessing, but the interior can hold its own…

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This recently opened four-star hotel is in a wonderful location just outside the walls of Topkapi Palace. Once the city's main youth hostel, the building has been extensively renovated and featur…

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One of a host of similar places around Taksim, the Riva as long been a safe albeit unsexy choice. The rooms are clean, light and roomy, with comfortable beds and a tiny bathroom. There's a bar do…

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for international backpackers, and exchange students,
we have private single rooms, and dorm rooms (6 people, or 2 people) with the opportunity to come and go 24 hours, kitchen facilities co…

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Centrally Located -we are between (new town T A K S I M .) (Old town SULTANAHMET) and just 5 minutes walk from the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Underground Cistern, Topkapi Palace, and only 10…

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Southern Cross Hostel is a perfect example that good things come in small packages! Situated in Sultanahmet, in the centre of historic Istanbul on Akbiyik Caddesi; known for its awesome nightlife…

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