The larger hotels 60 rooms and up

Tulip Guesthouse

8.9 guest score · about 184 reviews

The biggest property here on paper is Tulip Guesthouse, listed as a two-star aparthotel with 175 units on Terbıyık Sokak off Akbıyık Caddesi. That is a large count for this part of Cankurtaran, so check what kind of unit you are getting.

It lists a terrace, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Hagia Sophia and the shore path are both 5 minutes away. Guests score it 8.9 out of 10 from about 185 reviews. Check-out is early, at 10:30.

Good to know Check-out is at 10:30, the earliest in this group.

Shirisha Hotel Istanbul

8.9 guest score · about 25 reviews

Shirisha Hotel Istanbul is a five-star of 92 rooms on Himaye-i Etfal Sokak in Alemdar. It lists a pool and a spa, though few other facilities are tagged.

It sits between the sights and the bazaar: 5 minutes to the Basilica Cistern, 8 to Hagia Sophia, 9 to the Grand Bazaar and 11 to Sirkeci station. Its 8.9 score comes from only about 25 reviews, so it is newer to the review sites than most here.

Good to know Its score rests on only about 25 reviews, so it is still building a record.

Sura Luxury Million & Spa

9.0 guest score · about 507 reviews

For position, Sura Luxury Million and Spa is hard to match among the big hotels. It is on Yerebatan Caddesi, a single minute from the Basilica Cistern and 3 from Hagia Sophia. Topkapı is 9 minutes away.

This four-star has 84 rooms, a pool, a spa and a restaurant, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Guests score it 9.0 out of 10 across more than 500 reviews.

Great Fortune Design Hotel

10.0 guest score · about 1 reviews

Great Fortune Design Hotel is listed with 80 rooms at No 20 A Piyer Loti Caddesi, 8 minutes from the Grand Bazaar and 6 from the tram. It is a four-star with a spa, family rooms and airport transfers.

This listing has just one review, so its 10 out of 10 tells you very little. The Great Fortune Design Hotel and Spa listing at No 20 has close to a thousand reviews; check whether they are the same building.

Good to know This listing has one review; the Great Fortune Design Hotel and Spa listing nearby has close to a thousand.

Deluxe Golden Horn Sultanahmet Hotel

8.5 guest score · about 678 reviews

Deluxe Golden Horn Sultanahmet Hotel has 75 rooms on Binbirdirek Meydanı Sokak, 5 minutes from the tram and 6 from the Basilica Cistern. It is a four-star with a restaurant, a terrace and a garden, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

Guests score it 8.5 out of 10 from nearly 680 reviews. That is the lowest score in this group but rests on a large sample.

Hagia Sofia Mansions Istanbul Curio Collection by Hilton

9.2 guest score · about 357 reviews

Hagia Sofia Mansions, part of Hilton's Curio Collection, is a five-star of 75 rooms on Caferiye Sokak, 4 minutes from both Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque and 4 from the Basilica Cistern. Few large hotels are this close to all three.

It has nearly everything on the list: a spa, a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Guests score it 9.2 out of 10 on more than 350 reviews.

Innova Sultanahmet Istanbul

8.7 guest score · about 317 reviews

Innova Sultanahmet Istanbul is at No 6-8 Piyer Loti Caddesi, 5 minutes from the tram and 8 from the Grand Bazaar. This four-star has 74 rooms with a spa, a restaurant, a bar and a terrace, along with accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

Guests score it 8.7 out of 10 across more than 300 reviews. Of the Piyer Loti hotels, it is the closest to the tram.

Royan Hotel Hagia Sophia Istanbul a member of Radisson Individuals

9.3 guest score · about 343 reviews

Royan Hotel Hagia Sophia, a member of Radisson Individuals, stands on Yeni Saraçhane Sokak in Cankurtaran, just 2 minutes from the Kennedy Avenue shore path, the shortest shore walk in this group. Hagia Sophia is 9 minutes away, but the Grand Bazaar is a long 23.

This four-star of 71 rooms has a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Guests rate it 9.3 out of 10 on more than 340 reviews.

Good to know The Grand Bazaar is a 23-minute walk, so the tram is the easier way there.

Great Fortune Design Hotel & Spa

9.3 guest score · about 989 reviews

At No 20 Piyer Loti Caddesi, Great Fortune Design Hotel and Spa is a four-star of 71 rooms with a spa, accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. The Grand Bazaar is 8 minutes away and the tram 6.

Guests score it 9.3 out of 10 across nearly 1,000 reviews, one of the most reviewed hotels on this list. It is the listing to trust over the near-identical one above.

Carina Gold Hotel And Restaurant

9.2 guest score · about 622 reviews

Carina Gold Hotel and Restaurant is in Mollafenari with 71 rooms, 7 minutes from the Grand Bazaar and 6 from the tram. This four-star lists a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

Guests score it 9.2 out of 10 across more than 600 reviews. Hagia Sophia is about 11 minutes away, so it suits a bazaar-first trip.

Kadirga Antik Hotel - Sultanahmet

8.7 guest score · about 477 reviews

Kadirga Antik Hotel, on Katip Sinan Sokak off Piyerlotti Caddesi, has 65 rooms and a three-and-a-half-star rating, the lowest category here besides Tulip. It still lists a spa and a terrace, with accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

The tram is 6 minutes away and the Grand Bazaar 9. Guests score it 8.7 out of 10 from close to 480 reviews.

AJWA Sultanahmet - Preferred Hotels LVX Collection

9.4 guest score · about 806 reviews

AJWA Sultanahmet, part of Preferred Hotels' LVX Collection, is a five-star of 64 rooms on Piyer Loti, toward Çemberlitaş. It is one of four hotels here with a pool, alongside a spa and a restaurant, accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

Guests score it 9.4 out of 10 from more than 800 reviews, the highest well-tested score in this group. Hagia Sophia is 15 minutes away; check-in is from 15:00.

Good to know Check-in is from 15:00; ask about storing bags if your flight lands early.

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet

9.3 guest score · about 148 reviews

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet, on Tevkifhane Sokak, is the closest large hotel to Hagia Sophia at about 4 minutes, with the Blue Mosque and the Basilica Cistern 5 each. This five-star has 64 rooms.

The facility list is the fullest here: a spa, a restaurant, a bar, a garden and a terrace, with accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Guests score it 9.3 out of 10 from about 150 reviews. Check-in is from 15:00.

Good to know Check-in is from 15:00, an hour later than most hotels on this list.

Dosso Dossi Hotels Old City

9.1 guest score · about 1,099 reviews

Dosso Dossi Hotels Old City is the most reviewed hotel on this list, scoring 9.1 out of 10 across more than 1,000 reviews. It has 64 rooms on Alayköşkü Sokak in Alemdar, 3 minutes from the Basilica Cistern, 5 from Hagia Sophia and 9 from both Topkapı and Sirkeci.

This four-star lists a spa, a restaurant, a bar and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk.

Celal Sultan Hotel Special Class

8.7 guest score · about 265 reviews

Celal Sultan Hotel is on Salkımsöğüt Sokak off Yerebatan Caddesi, 2 minutes from the Basilica Cistern and 4 from Hagia Sophia. Topkapı is 9 minutes away and Sirkeci 10, so it works well for a sights-and-trains itinerary.

It is a four-star of 62 rooms with a bar and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Guests score it 8.7 out of 10 on about 265 reviews.

Great Fortune Hotel & Spa

8.7 guest score · about 749 reviews

Great Fortune Hotel and Spa, the third Great Fortune name in this group, is in Alemdar on Başmuhasip Sokak off Bab-ı Ali Caddesi. It has exactly 60 rooms, a pool and a spa, family rooms and airport transfers.

Hagia Sophia is 8 minutes away, the Basilica Cistern 5 and the Grand Bazaar 9. Guests score it 8.7 out of 10 across nearly 750 reviews, the second most reviewed of the four pool hotels here, after AJWA.