A great hotel in a great location
This was a really great find! The location could not be better if you are in Instanbul to see the historic sights. It is no more than a 7 minute walk from all the main sights. Ignore Google maps which tells you it is 19 minutes and takes you on a round about route - Just come out of the hotel, turn left and follow your nose. It is steeply uphill for a few minutes.... but most of the route is a gentle downhill walk. The hotel is in the middle of a wholesale clothing area so it is pretty quiet in the evening along its narrow streets (with mad drivers). Once you pass the Iranian Consulate, you will find many restaurants along the route down to the sights and many, many more in the general area of Hagia Sofia and the Blue Mosque. The Old Ottoman Restaurant is the first restaurant you'll meet and it is very good value and has excellent food. It does not front onto the street but you will meet its advertising sign. Check it out! The hotel has its own restaurant (Eva Bosphorus) on the roof and offers spectacular panoramic views of the city. Breakfast is excellent with a wide range of foods and evening dinner is also very good (no reservations needed) and you can look at the lights of the city! The rooms are a good size, comfortable with excellent wifi. There is plenty of storage space and a television (but who needs one?) Our bathroom had a walk-in shower - wet room style - and it was great! Air Co worked very well but we could also open a window. The bed was also very comfortable. We didn't have a view and most rooms don't but we weren't in the city to look out our hotel windows! The staff were also great - very friendly, very helpful, happy to please. It is a hotel that we would happily go back to.