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Valikonak Street Number: 20, Istanbul, 34367, Turkey
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Hi all,
I'm going to spend one week in May in Istanbul and am looking for a place to stay in the old town area.
Normally I'd be happy with some place clean, friendly and inexpensive, but this time I'd love to stay somewhere nice (yet still on the cheap side), which for me means having not so much of a 24/7 party vibe, but having a terrace overlooking the sights of Sultanahmed.
So I'd be grateful for any reviews or recommendations of a hostel or a guesthouse with a decent terrace on which to soak up the sun and enjoy the view.
Thanks in advance!
the sidehotel has one of the best roof top terraces in sultanahmet.
www.sidehotel.com
if you want something cheaper that also has roof top terrace then the orient hostel is an option.
www.orienthostel.com
Best terrace I've seen is Cosmopolitan Park Hotel - see my Istanbul tips for photos etc.
Terrace Guesthouse is good too.
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We stayed at the Hanedan Hotel. It has a terrace with fantastic views. Breakfast is served there. You can take your own drinks there if you feel like kicking back during the day or night. At night the Hagia Sophia is lit up and it looks so close it seems like you can reach over and touch it - very atmospheric! Another alternative is the Alp Guesthouse, located across the road. There is a hostel next door to the Hanedan, I think it might have been the Orient. As pointed out by another poster this too had a terrace. The hostel seemed popular with a young crowd so would be a good choice for meeting other travellers. All 3 are located in Sultanahmet.
As Claus I can also recommend Side Hotel and Pension. I stayed at the pension side, which is a bit cheaper than the hotel. It is a quiet place and breakfast is served on the roof with an excellent view.
Thanks so much for all the replies! Actually I'd had a look at Side Pension among other guesthouses before I posted here on VT, so now that it got a mention here I'll go ahead and book a room knowing it's a nice place to stay.
i always stay at the Ambassador hotel
has a great terrance and is a stones throw from blue mosque, hippodrome and the other major sites
staff are great and very friendly..they have a airport transfer as well
reef
Hi,
There is one more altenative too
http://www.maviguesthouse.com/
have good time
Onder
I've walked so many times on this crowded street between Sirkeci railway station (and the ferry stops) and the Sultanhamet area.
Now there is a tram, but walking is always a pleasure (especially downhill, as it is a bit steep).
Saying hi / hello to the tourists / foreigners is a turkish hospitality and it does make you feel welcome. But in a big city like Istanbul, what you gotta do is replying back with a smile and walking fast unless you wanna get into something other than sight-seeing. But as you go outside the main cities in Turkey, you are more likely to encounter true hospitable Turks with no strings attached to their friendly gesture.
If you want to enjoy the sea you should go to the islands.
This is the place where turkish people go to enjoy the sea and the beaches.
You can go to Buyukada to swim but the less touristic island and more authentic it Kinaliada (the first island).
This is the 2nd cistern in Istanbul, after the well known Yerebatan Cistern, by Hagia Sophia. Yerebatan uses to be too crowded in summer, so this little one is a good option to have a more relaxed visit.
To get there, take the first street at the left as you start Divan Yolu. Just in front of the Courthouse you will find a stone wall with an entrance. There is another entrance from the square on top, but here they will charge you 5 euros for the entrance (including one drink at the bar), while if you enter from the wall you won’t have to pay.
There is a nice (and COOL!!) bar/restaurant inside, where you can rest from the heat and the rush of the city…
This shopping mall is located in Asian side of Istanbul in Acibadem- Kadikoy. It was opened in 2002. Taking his name from the famous submarine of Jules Verne's novel, sea concept is dominating this shopping mall. There are 130 stores which consists of both international and local brands. There is also a cafe called Jules Verne which emphasizes the concept even more.
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