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Istanbul's
first-class (4-star) hotels offer
excellent comfort and convenience at moderate
rates, whether in Sultanahmet,
Hocapasa or Beyoglu (Taksim
Square or Tepebasi).
Consider a 4-Star if you...
—Enjoy modern comforts in
rooms of quite adequate size.
—Can afford rates of about YTL120
to YTL200 double,
breakfast included.
—Don't need luxury services such
as large meeting rooms, swimming pools,
shopping arcades, and a variety of
in-hotel restaurants.
Most of Istanbul's 4-Stars are modern (built
in the last 15 years or less) and many
are conveniently located near tourist
attractions and main squares.
For your convenience, I've included
in this group some hotels classed as "Special" by
the Turkish Ministry of Tourism, often Ottoman-style
inns that have most—but
not all—of the comforts and conveniences
required to be officially classed as
4-Star.
Sultanahmet
4-Star Hotels
These are mostly on quiet
streets within walking distance of most of Istanbul's
major tourist sights. More...
Sirkeci/Hocapasa
4-Star Hotels
The Hocapasa district,
just down the hill from Sultanahmet,
nearer to Sirkeci
Station and the
Eminönü ferry
docks, has dozens of hotels.
Convenient location! Great value! More...
Beyazit 4-Star Hotels
Only steps from the Grand
Bazaar and
Istanbul University, a 10-minute
walk from the great Süleymaniye
Mosque and not even 15 minutes' walk from
Sultanahmet (even quicker by tram),
the Beyazit
Square area offers comfort,
convenience, and great value for
money. More...
Beyoglu/Taksim
Square 4-Star Hotels
These are mostly in a relatively quiet neighborhood called
Talimhane just northwest of Taksim
Square, the heart of "modern" Istanbul,
often called Beyoglu.
More...
Beyoglu and Taksim have lots of restaurants,
shops, cafes, airline offices, nightclubs,
and the Atatürk Cultural
Center (opera, ballet, concerts,
drama, conventions) and the main
pedestrian-only avenue of Istiklal
Caddesi. The Taksim area
also has most of Istanbul's 5-Star
luxury hotels, so you'll be in
nearly the same location as the Hilton and Hyatt,
but at half or a third of the price.
Check
room rates on Venere, which
has a particularly good selection of
4-star hotels in Istanbul. (Here's
why.)
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The first-class Mavi
Ev (Blue House) Hotel right
across from the Blue
Mosque.
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Check room
rates and availability on Venere:
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