Toward the Grand Bazaar the Çemberlitaş side

Santa Sophia Hotel Sultanahmet

8.2 guest score · about 1,151 reviews

Santa Sophia Hotel Sultanahmet is the best-tested place on this side of the district: guests score it 8.2 out of 10 across more than 1,100 reviews. It is a 46-room, three-star hotel on Piyer Loti Caddesi, the largest here, 7 minutes from the Grand Bazaar and 6 from the tram.

It has the fullest facility list too: a restaurant, a bar, a terrace and a garden, accessible features, a 24-hour desk, family rooms and airport transfers. Check-in starts at 13:00 and check-out runs to 12:30.

Good to know Check-in from 13:00 and check-out at 12:30 give you a little extra time.

Sophia B Corner Hotels & Restaurant

8.4 guest score · about 19 reviews

Sophia B Corner Hotels & Restaurant is a 25-room, three-star hotel on Evkaf Sokak, 7 minutes from both the Grand Bazaar and the tram, and 9 from the Blue Mosque.

The only facility in its listing is family rooms, and despite its name no restaurant appears there, so check before counting on dinner in. Guests score it 8.4 out of 10, the highest on this list, but from only about 19 reviews.

Good to know No restaurant appears in its facility list despite the name.

Leyenda Hotel

8.3 guest score · about 169 reviews

Leyenda Hotel sits on Gedikpaşa Camii Sokak in Binbirdirek, a 7-minute walk to the Grand Bazaar and 6 to the tram. The three-star hotel has 21 rooms, family rooms and airport transfers.

Guests score it 8.3 out of 10 across about 170 reviews, a steady record for this side of the old city. The Basilica Cistern is 9 minutes away and Hagia Sophia 13. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out at noon.

Sunlight Hotel

7.9 guest score · about 577 reviews

Sunlight Hotel, on Piyer Loti Caddesi in Çemberlitaş, is a 24-room, two-star hotel with a facility list longer than its star rating suggests: a restaurant, a bar and a spa or hammam, accessible features, a 24-hour desk, family rooms and airport transfers.

The Grand Bazaar is 8 minutes away and the tram 8. Guests score it 7.9 out of 10 across nearly 580 reviews, the second-longest record here.

Le Valeria Deluxe

8.2 guest score · about 89 reviews

Le Valeria Deluxe is an unrated 10-room hotel on Cephaneci Sokak, 8 minutes from the Grand Bazaar and 9 from the tram. It has a 24-hour desk, family rooms, non-smoking rooms and airport transfers.

Guests score it 8.2 out of 10 across about 90 reviews. Hagia Sophia is 16 minutes away, so this is a base for the bazaar quarter rather than the monuments. Check-in is from 14:00.

Valeria Deluxe Hotel Sultananmet

5.9 guest score · about 23 reviews

Valeria Deluxe Hotel Sultananmet shares Cephaneci Sokak, and a near-identical name, with Le Valeria Deluxe, but it is a separate listing with a three-star category and a much weaker record: guests score it 5.9 out of 10 from about two dozen reviews.

Airport transfers are the only facility listed. Walks match its neighbour's: 8 minutes to the Grand Bazaar, 9 to the tram and 11 to the Blue Mosque. Compare the two carefully.

Good to know Not the same listing as Le Valeria Deluxe, which scores much higher.

Hotel New House

7.0 guest score · about 154 reviews

Hotel New House is a 20-room, three-star hotel in Çemberlitaş and one of the closest to the Grand Bazaar on this list, at 6 minutes. The tram is 7 minutes away and the Cistern 10.

It has a garden, accessible features, a 24-hour desk, family rooms and airport transfers. Guests score it 7.0 out of 10 across about 155 reviews, so weigh the short walk against a middling record. Check-in starts at 13:00.

New House Hotel

New House Hotel, on Evkaf Sokak, has the same 6-minute walk to the Grand Bazaar and 7 to the tram as Hotel New House, and the names are easy to confuse.

This one is a 9-room hotel with a four-star category, family rooms listed and no guest reviews yet. Its listed check-in time is 23:00, which is unusual, so confirm the arrival arrangements in advance. Check-out is at 11:00.

Good to know Check-in is listed at 23:00; confirm arrival arrangements before you travel.

Vizyon Hotel - Old City

7.9 guest score · about 166 reviews

Vizyon Hotel - Old City appears twice in the listings. This one, with 23 rooms at No 54 Gedikpaşa Camii Sokak, has the review record: guests score it 7.9 out of 10 across about 165.

It is a three-star hotel with accessible features, a 24-hour desk, non-smoking rooms and airport transfers. The Grand Bazaar is 7 minutes away, the tram 6 and the Blue Mosque 9.

Vizyon Hotel - Old City

The second Vizyon Hotel - Old City listing gives 15 rooms, family rooms and airport transfers at No 52 on the same street, and it has no reviews of its own yet.

The walks are the same as the other listing: 7 minutes to the Grand Bazaar, 6 to the tram and 13 to Hagia Sophia. Check that you are looking at the property you mean before you settle on it.

Good to know Two Vizyon Hotel listings share this street; check which one you are looking at.

California Hotel

California Hotel is listed as a three-star hotel at No 49 Gedikpaşa Camii Sokak, the same street as Leyenda and the two Vizyon listings. It shows family rooms and no guest reviews yet.

The walks are short for this side: 7 minutes to the Grand Bazaar, 6 to the tram and 9 to the Basilica Cistern. Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out at 11:30. With no record to go on, ask questions before you commit.

Asitane Life Hotel

6.2 guest score · about 87 reviews

Asitane Life Hotel is a 23-room, three-star hotel on Tülcü Sokak off Piyer Loti Caddesi, 8 minutes from the Grand Bazaar and the tram. It has a bar, a 24-hour desk, family rooms and airport transfers.

Guests score it 6.2 out of 10 across about 85 reviews, among the lowest on the list. Hagia Sophia is 16 minutes away and check-out is at 11:30.

ASİTANE life HOTEL

7.7 guest score · about 3 reviews

A second listing, ASİTANE life HOTEL, shows 14 rooms with the same walks: 8 minutes to the Grand Bazaar and the tram, 11 to the Blue Mosque. It lists a 24-hour desk, family rooms, non-smoking rooms and airport transfers.

Its 7.7 out of 10 rests on just three reviews. Check-out at 13:00 is later than anywhere else here, which helps on a departure day.

Good to know Check-out at 13:00 is the latest on this list.

oldcity hotel sultanahmet

6.6 guest score · about 6 reviews

oldcity hotel sultanahmet is a 6-room, three-star hotel with family rooms listed. It is 8 minutes from the Grand Bazaar, 7 from the tram and 10 from the Blue Mosque.

Guests score it 6.6 out of 10 from only about six reviews, so there is little to judge it on. The address in its listing gives a building number but no street, so confirm the location before you arrive. Check-out is at 11:30.

Sultanahmet Family Triple · Breakfast · Old City

Sultanahmet Family Triple is a residence listing for a triple room, with a 1.5-star category and no reviews, room count or facilities shown.

Its position is good for this side of the district: 7 minutes to the Grand Bazaar, 6 to the tram, 8 to the Blue Mosque and 9 to the Basilica Cistern. With so little listed, ask about check-in times and what is included before you commit.

Apartment Close to Istiklal Street

Apartment Close to Istiklal Street is, despite its name, the closest listing here to the Grand Bazaar: 2 minutes on foot. Istiklal Street itself is across the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, so do not choose it for that.

It is a residence with a 1.5-star category and no reviews, room count or facilities listed. The tram is 11 minutes away, the Blue Mosque 13 and Hagia Sophia 16.