Deniz Houses Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey

Deniz Houses, Istanbul

Blue Mosque from
the rooftop terrace
of Deniz Houses,
Istanbul.

Deniz Konak Hotel, Istanbul, Turkey

Deniz Houses (formerly known as the Deniz Konak Hotel) is an inviting small Istanbul hotel in two neighboring buildings hidden down a side street away from the main hustle of Sultanahmet but just a pleasant ten-minute stroll (map) from the main sights— Aya Sofya, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapı Palace.

The hotel boasts 25 comfortable rooms on four floors reached by stairs (no elevator/lift). All are decorated with Turkish carpets and kilims adorning wooden floors, flat-screen plasma television sets (most channels in Turkish, three in English, one in French, one in German), individually-controllable air-conditioning units, private bathrooms with showers or tub/shower combinations.

From some of its rooms, the Deniz Houses offer that priceless Istanbul asset—views of the Sea of Marmara. Traffic noise from busy Kennedy Caddesi, the shore road that passes between the hotel and the water, is muted by double-glazed windows, and subsides at night, as does noise from the trains on the Halkalı suburban line passing below.

Rooms on the side facing the quiet street give a view of neighborhood life.


	Reception Staff

The staff at the Deniz Houses are especially friendly and accommodating. They'll make you feel welcome.

The Deniz Houses' cosy rooftop breakfast room looks out towards the Sea of Marmara. Its small open-air terrace has views of the Blue Mosque and the Küçük Ayasofya Mosque which is just down the street from the hotel.

The hotel was opened by the same family partnership – Fatih Sapçı, and Lütfiye and Temel Turgut – that owns the nearby Sultan’s Inn, Naz Wooden House Inn, Efendi Apartments, and Backpackers Travel Agency (which operates a good value-for-money airport transfer service.) They bring more than 20 years experience in the tourism business to their hotels which are managed with enthusiasm and attention to detail.

When you contact the Deniz Houses, please mention TTP. Here’s why. If you mention TTP, you'll receive a free fruit basket in your room when you arrive.

Here's how to walk from the Sultanahmet tram stop to the hotel.

Deniz Houses
Küçük Ayasofya Caddesi
Cayıroğlu Sokak No. 14 (map)
Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Turkey
www.denizhouses.com
info@denizhouses.com
Tel: +90 (212) 518 9595
Fax: +90 (212) 638 3922