Hotels near the Basilica Cistern

Sultanahmet Ivy Suite

Sultanahmet Ivy Suite is an apartment listing with a 1.5-star rating and almost no detail on record: no room count, address, check-in times, facilities or guest reviews yet. What is known is the location, two minutes from the Basilica Cistern and four from the tram, with Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque five minutes each. Treat it as a lead to look into rather than a known quantity, and ask the host for full details before you commit.

Good to know No address, times or facilities are listed yet; get them in writing from the host.

No20 Hotel Sultanahmet

5.9 guest score · about 26 reviews

No20 Hotel, at 20 Divan Yolu Caddesi, is two minutes from the Cistern and four from the tram. It is a 12-room three-star with a terrace, family rooms and a 24-hour desk. Guests score it 5.9 out of 10 from only about 25 reviews, the lowest mark here, so read recent comments before deciding. Check-in is from 13:00 and check-out by 11:00.

Good to know The 5.9 score comes from about 25 reviews; read the most recent ones first.

Lapis Inn Hotel & Spa ( Ex. Ambassador Hotel)

8.3 guest score · about 269 reviews

Lapis Inn Hotel & Spa, formerly listed as the Ambassador, sits on Ticarethane Çıkmazı in Alemdar, two minutes from the Cistern. It is a three-and-a-half-star with 19 rooms and a long facility list: spa, restaurant, terrace, family rooms and accessible features, plus a 24-hour desk. The tram is four minutes away. Guests rate it 8.3 out of 10 across about 270 reviews, a sound sample for this corner.

Hotel Sultanahmet

7.9 guest score · about 144 reviews

Hotel Sultanahmet gives its address as Divanyolu Cad No:20, the same number as No20 Hotel, and its walks are almost identical: three minutes to the Cistern, four to the tram. Check whether the two listings are linked before you choose. It is a 20-room three-star with family rooms and airport transfers, but no 24-hour desk. Guests give it 7.9 out of 10 across about 145 reviews, well above the No20 listing.

Good to know It shares the Divanyolu No:20 address with No20 Hotel, so check which listing you are looking at.

Oldmile Palace Hotel

8.0 guest score · about 218 reviews

Oldmile Palace Hotel is a small two-and-a-half-star on Çatalçeşme Sokak in Alemdar, with 11 rooms, family rooms and a 24-hour desk. It is four minutes from the Cistern and ten from the Grand Bazaar, one of the shorter bazaar walks here. Sirkeci station is 11 minutes away, also among the shortest in this post. Guests score it 8.0 out of 10 from about 220 reviews.

Sultanahmet Enjoyer Suites

8.4 guest score · about 188 reviews

Sultanahmet Enjoyer Suites is an eight-unit aparthotel on Ticarethane Sokak, four-star rated, with a restaurant and a bar on site, which is unusual for an aparthotel. The Cistern is four minutes away and Sirkeci station eleven. Family rooms and a 24-hour desk are listed. Guests rate it 8.4 out of 10 across about 190 reviews, tying with Zeugma for the top score in this post.

Edibe Sultan Hotel

8.3 guest score · about 341 reviews

Edibe Sultan Hotel, on Hoca Rüstem Mektebi Sokak in Alemdar, is a four-star with 31 rooms, five minutes from the Cistern and nine from the Grand Bazaar. It has a restaurant and a bar, family rooms, accessible features and a 24-hour desk. Check-out is at 12:30, the latest here. Guests score it 8.3 out of 10 across about 340 reviews, the largest sample in this post.

Good to know Check-out is at 12:30, the latest in this post, useful before an evening flight.

Sunlife Oldcity

8.0 guest score · about 295 reviews

Sunlife Oldcity is on Molla Fenari Sokak in Cağaloğlu, a nine-room two-and-a-half-star with accessible features, family rooms and a 24-hour desk. The Cistern is five minutes away, the Grand Bazaar ten and Sirkeci eleven. There is no restaurant or terrace on record. Guests give it 8.0 out of 10 from about 295 reviews, a large base for a hotel with so few rooms.

Gulec Konak Hotel

8.2 guest score · about 175 reviews

Gulec Konak is rated five stars but runs to just nine rooms, on Akbıyık Caddesi in Cankurtaran. From here the Cistern is six minutes, the Blue Mosque four and the shore path five. It has a terrace, family rooms and a 24-hour desk. Check-in is listed from 23:00, so confirm early arrival. Guests score it 8.2 out of 10 across about 175 reviews.

Good to know Check-in is listed from 23:00; confirm with the hotel if you arrive in the afternoon.

Zeugma Hotel Sultanahmet

8.4 guest score · about 97 reviews

Zeugma Hotel, an unrated 13-room hotel at Akbıyık Caddesi No:31, has a garden, a restaurant and a bar. It is six minutes from the Cistern and from Hagia Sophia, five from the Blue Mosque and the shore path. Family rooms and a 24-hour desk are listed. Guests rate it 8.4 out of 10 from about 100 reviews, level with Enjoyer Suites at the top of this list.

Blue Suites by V 2

Blue Suites by V 2 is an apartment listing on Seyit Hasan Sokak with a three-star rating and little else on file: no room count, check-in times, facilities or reviews. The Blue Mosque is four minutes away, and the Cistern and Hagia Sophia six. If you want an apartment in Cankurtaran, ask the owner for photos, the number of bedrooms and arrival arrangements before you decide.

Sultanahmet Private Home - Family

Sultanahmet Private Home, a three-star-rated residence on Kutlugün Sokak whose name points at families, has the same thin record as Blue Suites: no room count, times, facilities or reviews. The walks are identical too, four minutes to the Blue Mosque and six to the Cistern and Hagia Sophia. The shore path is six minutes away. Ask about sleeping arrangements and check-in before you rely on it.

Bentley Hotel Old City

Bentley Hotel Old City is a five-star with 41 rooms on Babıali Caddesi in Alemdar, with a spa and family rooms. It has no guest reviews yet. The tram is five minutes away, the Cistern six and the Grand Bazaar eight, the shortest bazaar walk in this post. Check-in is from 14:00, check-out by 12:00, and airport transfers can be arranged. Without a score, it is the one to research hardest.

Good to know No guest reviews are on file yet, so ask the hotel about anything that matters to you.

Valdivia Hotel Sultanahmet

8.1 guest score · about 136 reviews

Valdivia Hotel, at Akbıyık Caddesi No:48, is an 11-room three-star with a garden and a terrace. The Blue Mosque is four minutes away, the Cistern seven and Hagia Sophia eight. The shore path along Kennedy Avenue is six minutes away, close enough for an evening walk. Family rooms are listed but there is no 24-hour desk. Guests score it 8.1 out of 10 across about 135 reviews.

Azade Suites

7.7 guest score · about 78 reviews

Azade Suites is an eight-room three-star on Mimar Mehmet Ağa Caddesi, with a restaurant, a terrace, family rooms and accessible features, plus a 24-hour desk. The Blue Mosque is four minutes away and the shore path five; the Cistern takes seven. Check-in starts at 13:00 and check-out is by 11:00. Guests give it 7.7 out of 10 from about 80 reviews.

Volkan House Sultanahmet

7.9 guest score · about 14 reviews

Volkan House lists a single room on Amiral Tafdil Sokak, rated four stars, with a terrace and family use. It is seven minutes from the Cistern and five from the Blue Mosque and the shore path. Guests score it 7.9 out of 10, but from only about 14 reviews. There is no 24-hour desk on record, so agree your arrival time with the owner before you travel.

Good to know A single room with no 24-hour desk, so set an arrival time in advance.