Mesquita Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan

Perfect location near everything (Sultanahmet, tube, tram, restaurants...). We had a really nice corner room with French balcony, nice to arrange the armchairs so you could sit, relax and enjoy watching the life outside in the evenings. The hotel is old and in need of renovation but that's totally acceptable as the price level reflects that. The shower cabin doors have a gap in the middle that causes some flooding on the bathroom floor. You have to find out a strategy on how to take a shower to avoid that. The light by the bathroom mirror was also very poor. The staff is friendly and helpful and the wifi was excellent. The breakfast buffet was very nice, Turkish style. However, the dining/breakfast room was really cold. Same applies to the small pool on the roof. This was end of August.

Der Taxiservice Richtung Flughafen für 2300 TL, den sie im Hotel empfehlen, ist eine reine Abzocke. Die Mitarbeiter in der Rezeption haben diesen Service empfohlen und versichert, dass das die Summe ist. Aber es war dem nicht so! Am Ende haben wir 3500 TL bezahlt ca. 60 bis 65 Euro.

The staff were very kind and helpful. Reception and bell boy helped me a lot due to changes in my room. House keeping was extremely nice and helped me in an emergency. Would definitely be back here.