Arena Hotel, Sultanahmet
by WulfstanTravellerIt has a comfortable, attractive patio for meals and the food is excellent and high-quality.
Moreover, it is in a very good location in the old residential area of the city, with narrow, quiet streets near At Meydani (Hippodrome), Sultanahmet, Kucukayasofya, etc. There is also a small park/playground nearby for kids.
In the red (in 2000 and 2004) apartment building across the street from the front lived some very friendly people who fell in love with our daughter and insisted on giving her a toy monkey, being very true to our experiences of Turkish hospitality and friendliness.
It has a great location, and is very nice, with a good restaurant and attentive staff. Of course, in my experience, most of those traits are rather common in Turkey. However, this seemed to us to be an exceptionally well-run and well-maintained hotel.
