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The Antique Hostel &
Guesthouse on
Kutlugün
Sokak in Sultanahmet,
Istanbul,
has a lot of advantages:
— The single and double
guest rooms, though smallish and simple,
are quite
comfortable, with all the services
of a more expensive hotel: newly-renovated,
fully-tiled private bathrooms,
central heating, air
conditioning,
even a TV in each room!
— Some east-facing rooms have
fine Bosphorus views because
of the hostel's position at the top
of the hillside.
— For the very thrifty, the three
dorm rooms in the basement
sleep from four to six people. They're
tidy,
cheery
and quite
cheap,
sharing two
clean bathrooms and a separate toilet.
— The enclosed rooftop
cafe has spectacular
views of the Bosphorus and
Sea
of Marmara, and the open-air
terrace above it has even
better views! (There's a separate
breakfast room in the basement.)
— Kutlugün
Sokak is a
quiet street, and
this part of it is particularly
quiet, with barely any traffic at all,
and yet you're literally just
around the corner from the Blue
Mosqueand the Hippodrome,
and only a few minutes' walk from
Topkapi
Palace.
It's also comforting that Mr
Hilmi Efendioglu, owner-manager of the hostel,
is a longtime resident of this neighborhood.
In fact, the hostel was for years his
family home: he was born in this building,
as was his father before him!
If it weren't for the thrifty dorm
rooms, which allow budget travelers
to sleep within sight of the sultan's
palace for an astoundingly small
sum, I'd call the Antique Hostel not
a hostel at all, but a good small hotel.
(Hilmi Bey prefers "guesthouse."
Whatever we may call it, you will
be happy to call it home while you're
in Istanbul.
When you contact the Antique
Hostel & Guesthouse, be sure to mention
TTP. Here's why.
Antique
Hostel & Guesthouse
Kutlugün
Sokak No. 51, 34122 Sultanahmet, Istanbul,
Turkey
Tel +90 (212) 638-1637
Fax+90 (212) 517-6572
www.antiquehostel.com
info@antiquehostel.com
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