This roundup covers the rest of the stays nearest the Grand Bazaar, and it is an unusual list. Of the eleven listings, ten carry the Lika Hotel name and give the same address, Kadırga Hamamı Sokak No:18, in the Emin Sinan area. Two of those are full hotel listings with 11 rooms. The other eight are individual room types, each listed on its own as a guest-house room. The eleventh is Kadırga Mavi Apart, a residence with almost no detail on file.
All of them share the same walks. The Grand Bazaar and the Sultanahmet tram stop are nine minutes away, the Basilica Cistern 14, Hagia Sophia 17 and Topkapı 23. The shore path along Kennedy Avenue is about 20 minutes, and Sirkeci station 21. So this is a base for the bazaar side of the old city, with the tram doing the work for the monuments. None of the listings records a restaurant, bar or garden, and only one room listing records a terrace, so plan to eat out.
The entries start with the main Lika Hotel listing, which holds the only guest score, then cover the second hotel listing, Kadırga Mavi, and the room listings. When you compare them, look at the room name, the check-out time and the few facilities on each. For the wider area, see Kadırga hotels down toward the sea.
01Lika Hotel
3 starsHotel11 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
8.2 guest score · about 24 reviews
The main listing for Lika Hotel is the one with a track record: a three-star with 11 rooms at Kadırga Hamamı Sokak No:18, scored 8.2 out of 10 by guests across about two dozen reviews. It lists accessible features, family rooms, a 24-hour desk and airport transfers. The Grand Bazaar and the tram are each nine minutes away; Hagia Sophia is 17 and Topkapı 23. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out by 11:30. Start here, then use the room listings below to compare options.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
12minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
Good to know Check-out on this listing is 11:30, while the room listings say 12:00; confirm which applies.
02Lika Hotel
3 starsHotel11 roomsAirport transferFamily rooms
A second Lika Hotel entry shows the same address and the same 11 rooms, with family rooms and airport transfers but no guest score. Check-out is listed at 12:00, half an hour later than on the main listing, and no check-in time is given. Its walk to the Blue Mosque is a minute shorter, at 11. It appears to describe the same hotel, so ask Lika which check-out time applies to your stay. Accessible features and a 24-hour desk appear only on the main listing, so confirm them too.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
Good to know No check-in time is listed here; the main Lika listing gives 14:00.
03Kadırga Mavi Apart
2 starsResidence
Kadırga Mavi Apart is the only listing here not under the Lika name: a residence with a two-star rating and nothing else on file, no address, rooms, times, facilities or reviews. Its walk times put it in the same streets, nine minutes from the Grand Bazaar and the tram, 17 from Hagia Sophia and 20 from the shore path along Kennedy Avenue. Before you consider it, ask for the exact address, the number of bedrooms and how check-in works.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
12minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
Good to know No address is listed, so get the exact location in writing before you travel.
05Lika Hotel - Eco Double Room
3 starsGuesthouse1 rooms
Lika's Eco Double Room is listed separately as a guest-house room, three-star rated, at the same No:18 address. The name suggests the plainest room category, with a double bed rather than twins, so it suits a couple who mainly need a place to sleep. There are no reviews or facilities on the listing. Walk times are the same as for the rest of Lika: nine minutes to the Grand Bazaar, 14 to the Basilica Cistern and 21 to Sirkeci station. Check-out is by 12:00.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
06Lika Hotel - Comfortable Double Room in Istanbul
3 starsGuesthouse1 rooms
Another Lika room listing, the Comfortable Double Room, adds little to the picture beyond its name: a double room in the three-star guest house on Kadırga Hamamı Sokak, with no reviews of its own. You can arrive from 14:00 and must leave by 12:00. If you are comparing it with the Eco and Superior doubles, ask the hotel how the rooms differ in size, since the listings do not say. Hagia Sophia is 17 minutes on foot.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
08Lika Hotel - Superior Double or Twin Room - unforgettable holiday in Istanbul
3 starsGuesthouse1 rooms
A second Superior Double or Twin listing exists for Lika, this one with a holiday tagline in its title. The facts match the first: a three-star guest house, one room type, check-in at 14:00, check-out at 12:00, and no reviews or facilities on file. It may well be the same room offered twice, so comparing both before you choose costs nothing. The walks are nine minutes to the Grand Bazaar and 23 to Topkapı.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
09Lika Hotel - Eco Double Room - Center Istanbul
3 starsGuesthouse1 rooms
The Eco Double Room listing with Center Istanbul in its title repeats the Eco Double under a different name. It is a three-star guest-house room at Kadırga Hamamı Sokak No:18, taking guests from 14:00 and asking them out by 12:00. Nothing else is recorded: no facilities and no reviews. Its walks to the Blue Mosque, 11 minutes, and to the shore path along Kennedy Avenue, 20, are the same as for the other Lika rooms.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
10Lika Hotel - Superior Double or Twin Room - Luxury in Istanbul Center
3 starsGuesthouse1 roomsTerrace
Of all the Lika room listings, the Superior Double or Twin Room titled for luxury in the centre is the only one that records a terrace. Otherwise it matches the others: three-star guest house, one room, 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, no reviews. If outdoor space matters, mention the terrace when you contact the hotel and ask whether it is shared or for the room alone. The Grand Bazaar and the tram are nine minutes away.
9minGrand Bazaar
9minSultanahmet tram stop
11minBlue Mosque
14minBasilica Cistern
Good to know The only Lika room listing with a terrace on record; ask what form it takes.
How to choose
Because ten of these listings point to the same building, the real choice is between Lika Hotel and Kadırga Mavi Apart. Lika is the one with something to go on: a guest score of 8.2, accessible features, family rooms, a 24-hour desk and airport transfers on the main listing. Kadırga Mavi has no address or facilities on file, so it only makes sense once the owner has filled in the gaps.
Within Lika, pick by room. Two friends who need separate beds should look at the Superior or Standard Double or Twin listings. A couple happy with a double can compare the Eco and Comfortable doubles, and anyone who wants outdoor space should ask about the Superior listing with the terrace. Whichever you choose, the walks are the same: nine minutes to the bazaar and the tram.
Two practical points apply to all of them. The main listing gives check-out at 11:30 and the rest say 12:00, so confirm the time when you book a room. And with Hagia Sophia 17 minutes away and Topkapı 23, first-time visitors who want to walk everywhere may prefer a base nearer the monuments. For hotels with more reviews behind them on this side of the old city, see Sultanahmet hotels toward the Grand Bazaar.
