Faros Hotel Old City - Special Category Istanbul, located a 12-minute walk from Caferaga Madrasa, features Wi-Fi in public areas. A lounge bar as well as a shared lounge, various recreational opportunities, and a satellite flat-screen can be enjoyed at this hotel, boasting the setting a few moments from the functioning Blue Mosque.
The 4-star hotel is centrally situated 3.5 km from the medieval Greek Orthodox church "Kariye Mosque". Cagaloglu Hamami Public Bath is within 400 metres of the Faros, while the cobblestone Istiklal Street is a 10-minute drive away. There are shopping places, such as shops and a designer store near this property. The nearby cultural experience includes the large Topkapi Palace harem Museum, which is a 9-minute walk away. The boutique Faros Hotel Old City - Special Category is situated 950 metres from Vezneciler-Istanbul Ueniversitesi underground station and within a few blocks of Sirkeci train station.
This Istanbul hotel welcomes guests to 25 rooms complete with complimentary Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, as well as comforts like an ironing set and air conditioning. Bathrooms feature a separate toilet, a shower, and a sink along with hairdryers and toiletries.
The Faros Istanbul features a homemade breakfast daily. Italian cuisine is teamed with top-notch service for fine dining in Faros Resturant restaurant.
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Internet access
Free Wi-Fi
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Shuttle service
Paid airport shuttle
Services
Safe deposit box
24-hour reception
VIP check-in/ -out
Express check-in/ -out
Security
Luggage storage
Room service
Housekeeping
Laundry
Dry cleaning
Tours/Ticket assistance
Grocery shopping service
Welcome drink
Eating places
In-room breakfast
Restaurant
Snack bar
Bar/ Lounge area
Packed lunches
Special diet menus
Kitchen features
Electric kettle
Business facilities
Fax/Photocopying
Children facilities
Cots
Leisure facilities
Leisure/ TV room
Room features
Air conditioning
Heating
Mini-bar
Sitting area
Tea and coffee facilities
Ironing facilities
Bathroom features
Free toiletries
Sink
Devices
Flat-screen TV
AM/FM alarm clock
Decor
Parquet floor
General facilities
No smoking on site
Lift
Coffee shop
Smoke detectors
Fire extinguishers
Key card access
Pets
No pets allowed
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The Million Stone
50 m
Hagia Sophia Museum
500 m
Eminonu Pier
100 m
Cemberlitas Sutunu
250 m
Blue Mosque
450 m
Archeological Museum
800 m
TGC Press Media Museum
150 m
Airports
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
43 km
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Sultanahmet Tram Station
200 m
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This Istanbul hotel welcomes guests to 25 rooms complete with complimentary Wi-Fi and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, as well as comforts like an ironing set and air conditioning. Bathrooms feature a separate toilet, a shower, and a sink along with hairdryers and toiletries.
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John
2024-03-26
8/10
Variety of options for breakfast in the restaurant. Well laid out rooms with good soundproofing and a big TV and sensational breakfast. Excellent location near main attractions and a tram station.
Hugh
2024-02-19
7/10
The place was modest, with its proactive staff who are on night shift who were very helpful.
J.
2024-02-08
7/10
Queen room with awesome view, a big TV, as example. Delicious breakfast, a lot of food and beverages. Easy to get to, perfect and best possible location just off restaurants and shops, the grand bazaar and Sultan Ahmed.
Robin
2023-12-22
8/10
Minute walk from a tram station, convenient. Good-sized and newly decorated rooms with a big tv and a simple table, and good restaurant.
Sarah
2023-12-16
9/10
Newly remodelled & spotless unit with awesome view. Fantastic, lovely location in the tourist area. Amazing restaurants.
Jonathan
2023-12-06
6/10
Chic-style building, good-sized and newly decorated rooms with balcony, on electric lamp stand, as for instance.
Very rude staff!
Harry
2023-11-26
6/10
Excellent location, it was near a tram station. The restaurant had a great selection of fine meals for breakfast.
The staff we met were very rude.
Muriel
2023-11-25
7/10
Fantastic place with hospitable staff and strong wi-fi. Delicious and sensational breakfast selection of fab things.
Simon
2023-11-22
9/10
Large and recently renovated room with very big beds, more than enough space and a terrace. Delicious and sensational breakfast with great coffee, cooperative staff.
Simon
2023-11-20
9/10
Truly enjoyed our stay, had unforgettable 7 days overall. The rooms were cosy with a balcony and on electric lamp stand and the breakfast was delicious and sensational. The food was outstanding - variety of options. Cooperative staff who are on night shift who were very helpful and the location was magnificent next to the train station.
Derek
2023-11-14
9/10
Great base for discovering Istanbul with attentive and genuinely helpful staff specially the manager Erkut and Kazim. Well-kept, great-sized rooms with balcony, awesome view plus the bath, absolutely perfect setting.
Allan
2023-11-07
5/10
View was great, breakfast was sensational, and beds where very big. Its personnel was very professional and respectful, nothing too much trouble. The rooms were brand-new as for me. The hotel had a super central setting easy to go to everywhere which is nearby tram station.
The area was pretty noisy.
Alex
2023-10-12
8/10
The room is spotless, newly remodelled comes with separate beds, an excellent view, as example. It offers very central location, walking distance to a mosque and a basilica.
Alison
2023-09-26
8/10
I stayed here 4 nights and liked it. The room was well-kept and good sized with a big TV and 2 king beds plus awesome view as expected.
Sheila
2023-09-18
6/10
Fantastic accommodation with attentive staff members who are on night shift who were very helpful. Excellent and perfect location for visiting restaurants and eateries. Minute walk from a tram station, very handy.
A bit small bathroom.
Garry
2023-09-08
9/10
Thank you, you are dope! In overall, the place is pleasant, has courteous staff specially the manager Erkut and Kazim. The units are spacious with a big tv and a simple table.
John
2023-09-05
7/10
Clean and brilliant place with courteous staff. Spacious room plus with a big tv and a simple table. Excellent and brilliant meals.
Liam
2023-08-20
8/10
Awesome food, courteous staff who are on night shift who were very helpful. Marvellous location by Metro tram and tourist area. Besides, easy to get to Basilica Cistern.
Kenneth
2023-08-09
8/10
The place was fantastic and had hospitable and proactive staff who are on night shift who were very helpful, liked the stay. The room was well laid out with balcony and they provided wake-up service when I asked. The food served was fab.
Mike
2023-08-08
5/10
The very central location minute walk from a tram station. Walking distance to shopping centres and a bazaar across the street. Well laid out and great-sized rooms on the 4th level, sensational breakfast.
Wi-Fi was a bit slow.
Jack
2023-08-04
7/10
Fairly clean accommodation, very excellent staff who are on night shift who were very helpful. Newly renovated, spotless unit with separate beds, the terrace, for example. Paid £ 25. Absolutely perfect and fantastic location not very far from a Roman triumphal column.
Ben
2023-07-25
8/10
The property was well-maintained and we had a really good stay. It was in a perfect location with attentive and especially helpful staff.
Angela
2023-07-18
9/10
The food at the restaurant was great. Actually, the room was well-organised on the 4th level, it also had wake-up service. The location was excellant and best possible, specially it was near a tram station which was useful. I was surprised at nearby Pasha Cafe & Pub, they had some goodies, drinks.
Craig
2023-07-06
7/10
Queen room with 3 beds for a travelling couple. Marvellous setting in the touristic area, really close to all tourist spots at Sultanahmet area, camberlitas and sultan ahmet tram stations-close to restaurants coffe shops grand bazzar ayasofia blue mosque and the restaurant for dinner.
Ann
2023-06-17
8/10
The location of the hotel was marvellous - relatively near Ataturk. Had recently renovated queen room with balcony, awesome view, for instance.
Stan
2023-06-13
9/10
The hotel was well-maintained thanks to its very professional staff. They gave us wheelchair accessible room with good soundproofing and 2 king beds plus awesome view and that was essential.
Lawrence
2023-06-12
8/10
My room was spotless & cosy with a balcony, a simple table, as for instance. It had very central location close to Ataturk. That was what I call perfect base for celebrating birthday.
Bobby
2023-06-02
8/10
Truly enjoyed this wonderful accommodation with very excellent and excellent friendly staff who are on night shift who were very helpful. They provided a delicious breakfast with great coffee. Had particularly good and lovely location to the blue mosque, walking distance to a mosque and a basilica. Spent our evenings in nearby Massa Bistro enjoying drinks and atmosphere. Came here for celebrating birthday, recommendable.
Frederick
2023-05-18
8/10
Booked it for our trip and had an extra special stay here. Stayed for 7 nights in this gorgeous place, truly enjoyed that. The breakfast was delicious and sensational with great coffee, so much to pick from.
Jonathan
2023-05-10
7/10
Fairly clean place accompanied by attentive staff. Well-organised and great-sized room, clean bathroom with a bath. Magnificent and lovely location for our visit to a Holy mosque a 10-15 minute walking distance from the hotel. Set minute walk from a tram station in the particularly good area.
John
2023-04-29
7/10
The location of the property was magnificent, near too very attraction. Moreover, it was close to the tourist sites, the center of Sultan Ahmet and even eateries.
James
2023-04-12
8/10
Attentive and especially helpful staff and the place was fairly clean. Well-kept, good sized room with a private bathroom and a hair dryer, guest toiletries and bath robes. Very big beds, perfect after a long day in Istanbul. What a real good stay, nothing too much trouble.
Paul
2023-04-08
7/10
Spacious units with an excellent view as well as the bath.
Bill
2023-03-26
7/10
Delicious and sensational breakfast with plenty of fab foods.
Darren
2023-03-26
9/10
It was a modest hotel, nesteled in a chic building. The room was well laid out with balcony and the overall experience was very enjoyable. The food was great and served in the restaurant.
Ian
2023-03-14
8/10
Had a good stay with my 3 young kids, we spent 7 nights here, everything was nice. Booked a room with a balcony.
Richard
2023-01-03
9/10
I ate at a great restaurant with delicious dishes and good prices. The location was marvellous, for example, Beach was at a short distance from the hotel. Moreover, the area was amazing.
Sam
2022-11-22
9/10
The location was awesome, within walking distance of Beach. The pleasant onsite restaurant had variety of food. Actually everything was great, my next choice again in Istanbul.
Alexander
2022-10-30
9/10
Had a very very good experience staying at the queen room. The breakfast was delicious and there was a good choice of food to choose from.
Norman
2022-10-30
8/10
We booked queen room and could use wake-up service, available in it. Location: the hotel was just next door to Ayasofya mosque and many restaurants, McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks. A cool bonus was Cigdem Pastanesi, located nearby, it offered tea and coffee...
Andy
2022-10-25
7/10
Enjoyed our rooms with separate beds. The service was terrific with parking nearby.
Katherine
2022-09-11
9/10
Fairly clean hotel, hospitable employees specially the manager Erkut and Kazim. Variety of goodies for breakfast.
Chris
2022-09-11
9/10
the breakfast was delicious and sensational and had plenty of options. the location was best possible, walking distance to all interests.
Alice
2022-07-22
9/10
We had a private bathroom.
Joseph
2022-07-13
7/10
I liked staff and location, they were very good. The room was recently renovated with good soundproofing and air on and had more than enough space and terrace.
Chris
2022-06-02
7/10
The staff were professional and hard-working, nothing too much trouble.
Bruce
2022-04-20
9/10
Staff and location are all perfect, even so the hotel itself is rather small. It is set in a good area, walk from a mosque and main street...
Ann
2022-03-25
8/10
The hotel was fairly clean and ideal, appreciated the exceptionally comfortable beds. The room was non-smoking, had excellent bathroom and particularly good views to enjoy. Its location was very central, 900 feet from an Ottoman - era Friday mosque.
Brian
2022-03-24
9/10
Staff and location were wonderful, we loved that everything was amazing. The room met our requirements, brand-new with 4 beds.
Emily
2022-02-22
9/10
Great value for money, and the services were exceptional. My stay was restful, I loved that it was fairly clean throughout, with absolutely gorgeous views and strategic lovation next to grand bazaar, sultanahmet tram station.
Pamela
2022-02-20
9/10
Fairly clean place, great value for money. Romantic view of river.
Francis
2022-02-08
7/10
This hotel is perfect and clean with incredible location between 2 Tram stations and respectful staff.
Frank
2021-12-18
8/10
We loved location and staff here. Very nice modern building, perfectly clean and nice bedroom. Beautiful gardens on the territory. That was warm hotel set in gorgeous area.
Carl
2021-09-05
8/10
It was a LOVELY, fairly clean hotel. An individual safe, a flat-screen TV and a mini-fridge-bar in the room, favourable location. There were a market and stores around the venue.
Dennis
2021-08-25
8/10
I loved the hotel - best possible location and fantastic friendly staff. The staff did all they can for an amazing stay. Perfect beds, central heating, flat-screen TV and a mini-fridge-bar were a nice touch. Fast check-in, late check-out. There was a fabulous restaurant, a market and stores next door.
Scott
2021-08-21
8/10
Great value, I had a perfect stay. The staff were ready to help, the breakfast was good hot. My room was large and bathroom was luxury. The sea view was impressive, I loved it. Had complimentary tea, coffee and wines in the beach bar😀
Christopher
2020-12-27
8/10
Would not hesitate to return here when in Istanbul, we didn't want to leave. Welcoming staff & magnificent location. Ordered diner at their on-site restaurant Faros Old City. Regards to your manager👍
Can’t think of anything!
William
2020-01-30
7/10
Really excellant location. We would definitely come back. Ali Usta was 10 mins walk away. Decent base for a trip in Istanbul.
