Guest favourites the highest scores in Sultanahmet

HaciBayram Hotel

9.9 guest score · about 803 reviews

Top of the list: HaciBayram scores 9.9 out of 10 across about 800 reviews, the highest score in this roundup on a large sample. It is a three-star with 19 rooms on Asmalı Çeşme Sokak, one minute from the tram and four from the Blue Mosque. A garden, a terrace, accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are all listed.

Good to know The tram stop is one minute away, useful with luggage on arrival day.

White House Hotel Istanbul

9.8 guest score · about 800 reviews

White House scores 9.8 from about 800 reviews, matching HaciBayram for depth of record. It is a 21-room four-star on Çatalçeşme Sokak in Alemdar, three minutes from the Basilica Cistern and six from Hagia Sophia, with Sirkeci station 11 minutes away. It has a restaurant and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Check-in is from 13:00.

Good to know Check-in opens at 13:00, an hour earlier than at many hotels here.

Four-G Hotel

9.8 guest score · about 593 reviews

Four-G is unrated yet scores 9.8 out of 10 from nearly 600 reviews, a reminder that a star category is not the whole story. Its 26 rooms are on Peykhane Caddesi, three minutes from the tram and five from the Blue Mosque, with the Grand Bazaar 11 minutes away. Accessible features, family rooms and a 24-hour desk are listed; airport transfers are not.

Good to know Airport transfers are not listed, so plan the tram or a taxi from the airport.

Zeyn Otel Istanbul

9.8 guest score · about 583 reviews

Zeyn is a five-star hotel with 30 rooms on Tahsinbey Sokak, and it scores 9.8 out of 10 across nearly 585 reviews. It is five minutes from the tram, seven from the Blue Mosque and 11 from the Grand Bazaar. The facility list is shorter than its category might suggest, with family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk but no terrace or restaurant tagged.

Bram Hotel Istanbul

9.8 guest score · about 247 reviews

Bram is a 17-room three-star on Demirci Reşit Sokak scoring 9.8 from about 250 reviews. It sits in Küçük Ayasofya, five minutes from the tram and six from the Blue Mosque, with Hagia Sophia 13 minutes away. A terrace, accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk round out a full list for a hotel of this size.

Aprilis Gold Hotel - Special Category

9.7 guest score · about 511 reviews

Aprilis Gold is the closest hotel on this page to the Grand Bazaar at seven minutes, on Emin Sinan Hamamı Sokak near Çemberlitaş. It is a 25-room four-star with a spa, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Hagia Sophia is 14 minutes away and the tram seven. Guests score it 9.7 out of 10 across more than 500 reviews, and check-in is from 13:00.

Me by Mula

9.7 guest score · about 272 reviews

The fullest facility list in this roundup belongs to Me by Mula: a spa, a restaurant, a garden and a terrace, along with accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. It is a five-star with 27 rooms on Mustafa Paşa Sokak, five minutes from the Blue Mosque and the tram. Guests score it 9.7 out of 10 from about 270 reviews. Check-in is at 15:00.

Good to know Check-in is from 15:00, later than most; ask about storing bags if you land early.

Thank You Hotel Sultanahmet

9.7 guest score · about 160 reviews

Thank You Hotel has 16 rooms on Seyit Hasan Sokak in Cankurtaran, five minutes from both Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern and four from the Blue Mosque, one of the most central addresses on this list. It is a four-star with a restaurant, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Guests give it 9.7 out of 10 from about 160 reviews.

HENNA HOTEL ISTANBUL

9.6 guest score · about 1,118 reviews

Henna has one of the two largest review counts in this roundup, more than 1,100, and still averages 9.6 out of 10. It is a 33-room four-star on Akbıyık Caddesi, five minutes from Hagia Sophia and the shore path and six from the Blue Mosque. A restaurant, a garden, a terrace, accessible features and airport transfers are listed, though no family rooms are tagged.

Good to know No family rooms are tagged, so families should check room types before choosing.

Blu Macel Hotel & Suites -Old City Sultanahmet

9.6 guest score · about 433 reviews

Blu Macel is unrated, with 14 rooms on Konut Sokak, and it is the only hotel here that lists both a bar and a garden. It is four minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the Kennedy Avenue shore path, with the tram seven minutes away. Family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are listed. Guests give it 9.6 out of 10 across about 430 reviews.

Katelya Hotel

9.6 guest score · about 337 reviews

Katelya is a three-star with 17 rooms on Oğul Sokak, four minutes from the Blue Mosque and five from the tram, with the shore path ten minutes away. It lists accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk, without a terrace. Guests score it 9.6 out of 10 from about 340 reviews, a big sample for a hotel of this size.

Hotel Ravi

9.6 guest score · about 254 reviews

On Terzihane Sokak, Hotel Ravi is two minutes from the tram, the second-shortest tram walk on this list after HaciBayram. It is a 24-room three-star with a bar and a terrace, plus accessible features, family rooms, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. The Blue Mosque is four minutes away. Guests score it 9.6 out of 10 from about 255 reviews.

Blue Mosque Suites 2 - Old City Sultanahmet

9.6 guest score · about 212 reviews

The only aparthotel on this list, Blue Mosque Suites 2 has 8 units on Akburçak Sokak in Küçük Ayasofya, six minutes from the Blue Mosque and five from the tram. It is a four-star with a terrace, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers, but no 24-hour desk. Guests score it 9.6 out of 10 from about 210 reviews. Check-out is at 11:00.

Mitspark

9.6 guest score · about 168 reviews

Mitspark is the smallest hotel here, with 7 rooms on Cankurtaran Caddesi, yet it lists a restaurant, a bar and a terrace alongside accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. It is four minutes from the shore path and five from the Blue Mosque, with the tram eight minutes away. Guests score it 9.6 from about 170 reviews. Check-in is from 15:00.

Good to know With 7 rooms and a 9.6 score, it fills early in spring and autumn.

Mula Hotel

9.5 guest score · about 1,111 reviews

Mula is the largest hotel in this roundup at 35 rooms, and it holds 9.5 out of 10 across more than 1,100 reviews. It is a five-star on Çayıroğlu Sokak, five minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from the tram, with a restaurant, a garden and a terrace, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. The shore path is 11 minutes away. Check-in is from 15:00.

The Magnaura Palace Hotel

9.5 guest score · about 475 reviews

On Dalbasti Sokak, Magnaura Palace is three minutes from the Blue Mosque and six from Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern and the shore path. It is the only three-and-a-half-star hotel on this list, with 21 rooms, a terrace, accessible features, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk. Family rooms are not tagged, so it suits couples and solo travellers better. Guests score it 9.5 from about 475 reviews.

Sareban Hotel Istanbul

9.5 guest score · about 214 reviews

Sareban is a five-star with only 14 rooms on Cinci Meydanı Sokak. It is the furthest from the sights on this list, 16 minutes from Hagia Sophia and nine from the Blue Mosque, with the tram seven. Accessible features, airport transfers and a 24-hour desk are listed, but no family rooms. Guests score it 9.5 out of 10 from about 215 reviews.

Good to know Hagia Sophia is a 16-minute walk; the tram is seven minutes away for longer trips.

Muyan Suites

9.5 guest score · about 208 reviews

Muyan Suites has 13 rooms on Dizdariye Medresesi Sokak in Binbirdirek, four minutes from the tram and nine from the Grand Bazaar. It is a four-star with a spa and a terrace, accessible features, family rooms and airport transfers. Hagia Sophia is 12 minutes away. Guests score it 9.5 out of 10 from about 210 reviews. Check-in is from 13:00, and check-out runs to 12:30.