Arife Sultan Hotel

The hotel has a perfect location in the Heart of Sultanhamet, close to most famous touristic areas and a lot of restaurants. The room an The 4th floor was clean , bathroom a little smal but an excellent balance quality/ price. The lady at the reception was super kind. I can only suggest to adjust the breakfast:)

Great location, very near from Hagia Sofia and tramway stop, in quiet area. Clean comfortable room. Nice staff.

We had a great time - the location is fantastic - a couple of mintes from tram stations and major attractions. The service was excellent and the owners were very friendly. The room we stayed in was a bit small, but this is quite normal for hotels in the old city and definitely great value for money.

family run hotel in the perfect location for seeing the main sights of Istanbul. It is just a few minutes walk from historic Mosques, the Topaki Palace and the Grand Bazaar. Excellent transport links to see the rest of the city. Tram and Metro nearby. The rooms are clean. The breakfast is good. Fresh bread, cheese, cereal, pastries, tea, coffee and fruit juices. However the best aspect of the hotel is the staff. The owner is a former wrestler whose trophies and medals are displayed in the reception/breakfast room. Special mention must be made of the lovely young lady who serves breakfast. She is so kind and will tell you lots of information on Istanbul and is genuinely interested in what you've done and experienced in Istanbul. I highly recommend the Arife Sultan Hotel.

The hotel is small in size and is ideal for a stay in heart of Sultanahmet. The hotel is very clean, reasonably priced and the staff are so friendly and helpful. A fresh continental breakfast is included in the room rate and was very good. The hotel also organised private transfers to and from Istanbul airport for €40 each way and everything went perfectly. Arrival at midnight in Istanbul and departure from hotel at 4am with no issues or additional costs added. I would recommend the hotel and would definitely use again myself should I return to Istanbul.

A very small family run hotel with a personal touch in an excellent location of the city with most of the attractions within a 10 minute walk from the hotel. Nicely kept, clean and comfortable. Definitely worth the price.

Faultless location; super friendly and accommodating staff; nice breakfast. Be more than happy to return.

The hotel was located centrally in Sultanahmet, within a walking distance of the big four sights (Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar and Topkapi Palace) of Istanbul. There were plenty of restaurants in the nearby streets and some of them had good prices combined with tasty food. Even though the location was central, it was on a quiet street, so there was practically no street noise that would have disturbed. Our room was tiny (the two beds barely fit there and also the shower was super small), but we knew that already when booking. The room was also somewhat worn down. Maintenance was slightly neglected, e.g. the aircon started working with a delay when switching it on (it blinked a warning about a fault before starting) and the aircon remote control had empty batteries when we arrived. Our room was on the first floor and we could hear the noise from the front desk area in our room. Fortunately the hotel was small, so there wasn't much noise coming from there. There was a complimentary breakfast available at the front desk (literally, the items were placed on the desk) between 8 and 10:30. The selection was quite limited, but the items were fresh - e.g. fresh bread was delivered from the bakery in the morning. On two days we had to go before 8 and some items (cereals, eggs, apples, tomatoes and strawberries) were available from 7, but not the full selection. Bottled water was available for purchase at the front desk, but we got our first bottles for free when asking about it. On the day before our check-out the room wasn't cleaned, but on other days there were no issues with the cleaning.