Akbıyık Caddesi runs below the Blue Mosque toward the sea, and together with Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak and a handful of side lanes it forms one of the densest clusters of hotels in Sultanahmet. Almost everything here is four or five minutes from the Blue Mosque and five to eight from the Kennedy Avenue shore path, so the walks barely separate one hotel from the next.
What does separate them is score, size and facilities. Ratings on this street range from 7.1 to 9.7, and terraces and gardens are common, which is less true elsewhere in the district. The tram is the weak spot: six to nine minutes from every address here, and the Grand Bazaar is close to 20 minutes away.
The list opens with the lower-scored hotels, from 8.2 down to 7.1, then turns to the street's favourites from the top score down. If you like the area but want a wider choice, see the Cankurtaran hotels, which share the same slope.
01Nuray Hotel
3 starsHotel16 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily roomsGarden
8.2 guest score · about 15 reviews
Nuray has 16 rooms on Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak, four minutes from the Blue Mosque and seven from the shore path. It lists a garden and a terrace, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Its 8.2 out of 10 rests on only about 15 reviews, the thinnest record on this street. The tram is six minutes away, and check-out runs to 12:30.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
7minKennedy Avenue shore path
9minBasilica Cistern
Good to know Only about 15 reviews so far; read recent ones before you decide.
02Antis Hotel-Special Category
4 starsHotel30 roomsAccessibleAirport transferBar24-hour desk
8.1 guest score · about 222 reviews
Antis is a 30-room four-star at No. 98 Akbıyık Caddesi, and it shares the fullest facility list on the street with Tria Hotel: a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the shore path. Guests score it 8.1 out of 10 from about 220 reviews, lower than its facilities might suggest.
4minBlue Mosque
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
9minBasilica Cistern
03Grand Ambiance Hotel
UnratedHotel22 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
8.1 guest score · about 212 reviews
Grand Ambiance at No. 63 is unrated, with 22 rooms, a restaurant, a garden and a terrace. It sits four minutes from the Blue Mosque, six from the tram and the shore path, and eight from Hagia Sophia. Accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are listed. Guests give it 8.1 from about 210 reviews. Check-out is at 11:00.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
8minHagia Sophia
04Kaftan Hotel
3 starsHotel17 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
7.9 guest score · about 238 reviews
Kaftan is on Amiral Tafdil Sokak, just off Akbıyık Caddesi, five minutes from the shore path and four from the Blue Mosque. It has 17 rooms in a three-star category, with a garden, a terrace, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Guests score it 7.9 out of 10 from about 240 reviews. Check-in is from 13:00, an hour earlier than most on the street.
4minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
8minBasilica Cistern
Good to know Check-in opens at 13:00 and check-out is at 11:30.
05Hotel Broken Column
4 starsHotel12 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily roomsRestaurant
7.8 guest score · about 80 reviews
Hotel Broken Column, at No. 45, is a 12-room four-star with a restaurant and a terrace, four minutes from the Blue Mosque and seven from Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern. Family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are listed. The tram is six minutes away. Its 7.8 out of 10 comes from about 80 reviews, a smaller sample than most hotels here.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minHagia Sophia
06Blue Tuana Hotel Old City
3 starsHotel14 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily roomsSpa / hammam
7.6 guest score · about 178 reviews
Blue Tuana is one of only two places on this street with a spa, a 14-room three-star on Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak. It also has a terrace, family rooms and airport transfers, and sits four minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the shore path. Hagia Sophia is ten minutes on foot. Guests rate it 7.6 out of 10 from about 180 reviews. Check-out is at 11:30.
4minBlue Mosque
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
9minBasilica Cistern
07Big Apple Hostel & Hotel
1 starsHotel13 roomsAirport transferFamily roomsTerrace
7.6 guest score · about 173 reviews
Big Apple carries the lowest star category on the street: a one-star hostel and hotel with 13 rooms on Bayram Fırın Sokak. It is six minutes from Hagia Sophia and five from the Blue Mosque and the shore path. A terrace, family rooms and airport transfers are listed, but no 24-hour desk. Guests score it 7.6 out of 10 from about 175 reviews.
5minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minHagia Sophia
7minBasilica Cistern
08BIG ORANGE HOTEL
3 starsHotel12 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskTerrace
7.1 guest score · about 57 reviews
Big Orange is a 12-room three-star on Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak with a terrace, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. It has the lowest score on this list at 7.1 out of 10, from about 57 reviews, so read recent comments before choosing it. The Blue Mosque is four minutes away and the shore path six. No family rooms are tagged.
4minBlue Mosque
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
9minBasilica Cistern
Good to know Its 7.1 score is the lowest on the street, so check recent reviews closely.
09Blue Mosque Suites-Old City Sultanahmet
4 starsApartment1 roomsAccessibleAirport transferFamily roomsGarden
9.7 guest score · about 136 reviews
Blue Mosque Suites at No. 94 is a single apartment rather than a hotel, with a four-star category and a spa, a garden and a terrace listed. Guests score it 9.7 out of 10 from about 135 reviews, the highest on the street. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque and five from the shore path, and family rooms and airport transfers are listed. There is no 24-hour desk.
4minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
8minBasilica Cistern
Good to know It is a single apartment with no 24-hour desk, so agree your arrival time in advance.
10HENNA HOTEL ISTANBUL
4 starsHotel33 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskGarden
9.6 guest score · about 1,118 reviews
Henna, at No. 9, is among the closest places on Akbıyık to Hagia Sophia and Topkapı, at five and ten minutes. It is the biggest hotel here with 33 rooms and the most reviewed, with more than 1,100 guests averaging 9.6. A restaurant, a garden and a terrace are listed, along with accessible features and airport transfers. The tram is eight minutes away.
5minHagia Sophia
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minBlue Mosque
6minBasilica Cistern
11Hotel Poem
2.5 starsHotel19 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.4 guest score · about 576 reviews
Hotel Poem is rated just two and a half stars but scores 9.4 out of 10 across nearly 580 reviews, one of the strongest records on the street. It has 19 rooms on Terbıyık Sokak, three minutes from the Blue Mosque, the shortest mosque walk here. A garden, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers are listed. The shore path is six minutes away.
3minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
8minHagia Sophia
12Tria Elegance Istanbul
4 starsHotel7 roomsAirport transferBar24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.4 guest score · about 23 reviews
Tria Elegance, at No. 11, fits a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace into just 7 rooms, the smallest hotel on the street with that range. It is a four-star four minutes from the Blue Mosque and five from the shore path, with family rooms and airport transfers. Guests score it 9.4 out of 10, though from only about 23 reviews. Check-in is from 13:00.
4minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minSultanahmet tram stop
8minHagia Sophia
Good to know With 7 rooms, it fills early in spring and autumn.
13Lynda Hotel
4 starsHotel9 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.4 guest score · about 252 reviews
Lynda is a 9-room four-star on Çetinkaya Sokak, a side lane off Akbıyık, six minutes from Hagia Sophia and five from the Blue Mosque and the shore path. It has a garden, accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk, but no terrace. The tram is eight minutes away. Guests score it 9.4 out of 10 from about 250 reviews. Check-out is at 11:30.
5minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minHagia Sophia
7minBasilica Cistern
14Osmanhan Hotel
3 starsHotel8 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskTerrace
9.3 guest score · about 188 reviews
Osmanhan, also on Çetinkaya Sokak, has 8 rooms and a terrace, with airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque, six from the tram and seven from the shore path. No family rooms are tagged, which makes it a better fit for couples and solo travellers. Guests score it 9.3 out of 10 from about 190 reviews.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
7minKennedy Avenue shore path
9minBasilica Cistern
15Tria Hotel Istanbul-Special Category
4 starsHotel20 roomsAccessibleAirport transferBar24-hour desk
9.3 guest score · about 363 reviews
Tria Hotel, on Terbıyık Sokak, is the larger of the two Tria properties with 20 rooms, and it matches Antis's full facility list: a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. It is five minutes from Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the shore path. Guests give it 9.3 out of 10 from about 360 reviews, well ahead of Antis.
5minHagia Sophia
5minBlue Mosque
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minBasilica Cistern
16OBAHAN HOTEL
3 starsHotel20 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.2 guest score · about 488 reviews
Obahan has 20 rooms on Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak and a strong record: about 490 reviews averaging 9.2 out of 10. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the tram. Accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are listed, but no terrace or garden. It is a dependable pick if you care more about the score than about extras.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
7minKennedy Avenue shore path
9minBasilica Cistern
17Hotel Turkish House
3 starsHotel10 roomsAccessibleAirport transfer24-hour deskGarden
9.2 guest score · about 249 reviews
Hotel Turkish House is at No. 40 on the same lane as Obahan, with 10 rooms in a three-star category. It has a garden, accessible features, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk, but no family rooms tagged. The shore path is eight minutes away, the longest on this street, and the Blue Mosque four. Guests score it 9.2 from about 250 reviews.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
8minKennedy Avenue shore path
9minBasilica Cistern
Good to know No family rooms are tagged; families could look at Obahan or Hotel Poem on the same streets.
18Darussaade Hotel Old City - Sultanahmet
4 starsHotel29 roomsAccessibleAirport transferBar24-hour desk
9.2 guest score · about 226 reviews
Darussaade, at No. 90, is a 29-room four-star with a restaurant, a bar and a terrace, along with accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque, six from the shore path and nine from Hagia Sophia. Guests rate it 9.2 out of 10 from about 225 reviews. Among the larger hotels on the street, it is the best scored after Henna.
4minBlue Mosque
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
7minSultanahmet tram stop
8minBasilica Cistern
19Şebnem Hotel
UnratedHotel15 roomsAirport transferBar24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.2 guest score · about 456 reviews
Şebnem is unrated, with 15 rooms on Adliye Sokak, and it is five minutes from Hagia Sophia and the shore path, one of the closest spots on the street to the main sights. It has a bar and a terrace, family rooms and airport transfers. The tram is nine minutes away, the longest walk on the list. Guests score it 9.2 out of 10 from about 455 reviews. Check-in is from 13:00.
5minHagia Sophia
5minKennedy Avenue shore path
6minBlue Mosque
6minBasilica Cistern
Good to know The tram is a nine-minute walk, so consider a taxi if you carry heavy luggage.
20Bender Hotel
5 starsHotel16 roomsAirport transfer24-hour deskFamily rooms
9.1 guest score · about 305 reviews
Bender, at No. 84, is the only five-star on Akbıyık Caddesi, with 16 rooms. The facility list is short for the category, with family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk but no terrace, restaurant or garden tagged. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the tram and the shore path. Guests give it 9.1 out of 10 from about 305 reviews.
4minBlue Mosque
6minSultanahmet tram stop
6minKennedy Avenue shore path
8minHagia Sophia
How to choose
On Akbıyık, the walks are nearly identical, so let the score and the facilities decide. For the strongest records, Henna, Hotel Poem, Obahan and Tria Hotel all combine high scores with hundreds of reviews. If you want a restaurant and bar on site, Tria Hotel, Darussaade and Tria Elegance score higher than Antis with a similar list.
Couples might prefer Osmanhan or Hotel Turkish House, both small and without family rooms. For Hagia Sophia and Topkapı, Henna, Şebnem and Tria Hotel sit closest. If you plan to ride the tram every day, this street adds a few minutes each way; the three-star hotels near the tram are a better match. For a wider choice of rooftops, see the terrace hotels near the Blue Mosque.
