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5 Stars - 39 Opinions
Buyukdere Cad. 161, Istanbul, 34394, Turkey
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Topkapi Palace
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Fire Tower behind Monumental Gate
Hi there My husband and I are planning a 4 day trip to Istanbul in September and would like to stay in a guest house or B&B. The Terrace Guest House sounds good - does anyone know it? Any other suggestions? Fairly Inexpensive if possible - but with some character.
What's the weather like in mid September? Any other tips gratefully received!
the side hotel and pension is really nice and in a very good location and the owners are very friendly folks:
www.sidehotel.com
and september is in my opinion the best time of year to visit istanbul with average temperatures around 25 degrees celcius.
I've stayed in the Terrace several times in the last 3-4 years. It has lots of character.
I'd recommend it (see my Istanbul tips) - I keep going back, so that says it all.
Never been there in September.
Many thanks for that - I really appreciate it.
Great thanks very much I'll have a look at the website.
Hi all, side hotel and pension has a very nice location , the owners are nice ; but Casaheiro you just forgot to say that it is expensive (70 € for a hotel room, about 50 for a pension one ) and you have to pay cash when you arrive.
i paid 40 euros for a room in the pension there 8 months ago and i was shopping around the area and found that the rooms that were cheaper than that were also considerably worse.
that is fine if you just need a simple backpacker room (i am happy with that most times myself) but i had the feeling that our friend here was looking for something of a decent standard.
For 40€ there is better in pensions.But I must admit that side is very clean.I hated the room I had 'in hotel part" it was dark, I hated the breakfast too.Sorry!
i never tried the hotel part so i can't speak for that.
i was really around the last time i was there as i had a group coming that wanted a good price, but also something clean with their own bathroom and that was impossible to find for less than 40 euros if i had to meet their standard.
i am personally happt staying in a 20 euro pension myself.
Hotel rooms are not different,they just have a bathroom, a tv , a telephone used only to call the reception .There are no views from the windows , you know the road.Beds are the same! the terace is nice , but this is all.When did you stay there?
Grand Hotel Londres - http://www.londrahotel.net/ - abfab
Hi , hotel de londres used to be a great hotel as the pera palace, I stayed there sometimes.the location is very nice.
hello,
you may try SED hotel if you wish,their location is very nice and very easy to find.The hotel is comfortable and their room are very clean.They are just located at the back handside of German embassy in Taksim area of Istanbul. Their telephone number is +90 212 252 27 10.I do not have too much opinion about their price level,you may keep in touch and have some idea about their price level if you wish.
Try this - Grand Hotel Londres is affordable and nice http://picasaweb.google.com/grovasbotten/Istanbul?authkey=0Fch8yvI-wU#5202796209479429794
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