Basilissis Hotel

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Exterior
Standard Twin Room | Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
Interior
Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
40-inch LED TV with satellite channels, TV

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Güzelsanatlar Sk. 4, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34110
  • Hagia Sophia
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Blue Mosque
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Topkapi Palace
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Istanbul (IST)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Triple Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 3 Single Beds

Family Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Single Beds

Standard Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Basilissis Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to Hagia Sophia
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has coffee/tea in a common area and a business centre. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, concierge services, dry cleaning and laundry facilities are on-site.
Basilissis Hotel offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Rooms open to balconies. 40-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, slippers, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and an iron/ironing board can be requested.

During your stay at Basilissis Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Hagia Sophia. Features include free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a business centre.
  • Free WiFi
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Basilica Cistern and 6 minutes on foot from Hagia Sophia
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. There's an onsite business centre. Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in common area are also featured at Basilissis Hotel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Istanbul hotel.

Basilissis Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, Russian, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 20 steps to reach entrance
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lift (120 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Basilissis Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector and window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 2022-34-1887

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Basilissis Hotel Hotel
Basilissis Hotel Istanbul
Basilissis Hotel Hotel Istanbul

Basilissis Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 51 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 51 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 51 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 51 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 51 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

PhilippeAlbert

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karlene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great boutique hotel. Very quiet in a super convenient location. Easy walking distance to major attractions. I really appreciated the excellent service, very helpful staff and good advice. Air conditioning was great, bed very comfortable. Would recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

The room was very clean and cozy. Staff was very nice and accommodating and felt very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Azhar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lukasz

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super great staff and rooms were fine. Exactly what I expected.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Frank

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was so smelly and musty. It was super dirty and the bathroom was full of mold. The towels were yellowish. You get what you pay for, the hotel is not a good choice you are only paying for the area but the room was horrible. Breakfast was ok. Staff were nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

aisha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel had great customer service. Front desk was very accommodating and helpful. Staff went above and beyond to ensure we had the best stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Nabeel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad lighting in bathroom. Shower head was too hot or too cold. Horrible water pressure. Dated room. Good front desk people though.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Terrible Experience

Terrible experience I called them on the day of arrival while I was waiting for connection flight to arrange airport pick up but they mentioned my confirmed booking is not valid anymore and they can't accommodate us. they made our Christmas break stressful
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Ozan

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel staff welcomed us very well. But there was a package of previously eaten food in my room. But in general the hotel was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel at Aya Sofya

Extremely helpful staff! Great quality hotel for a cheap price overall!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rubén

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Christopher J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A very good, solid, central place to stay in IST

The Basilissis Hotel is in a very good part of town, right near the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and square, and a lot of tourist-friendly sites and food options! The hotel is kind of off the main roads, so it's a little quieter than if it was on the rail lines. The room was practical, the bed was comfortable. The shower did not have it's "rainwater shower head" even hooked up, so don't expect that; however, the shower worked fine. Their included soaps are good. A mini-bar does have a price list, but very reasonable considering the convenience; just be aware, around the corner are super cheap options for water, drinks, and snacks. The staff all speak good English; there was some mix up with our taxi information when we ordered, but in the end it all worked out. They always answered our questions, and worked hard to make us feel valued. If COVID is till a thing when you read this, the hotel itself can order a guy to come by and do the test in the lobby; you pay the hotel staff, and you get your results within 8-10 hours (that's how long ours took). Those results are available to use to get you back into the US. Still reading? Then let me put you at ease; it's a good place to stay! There were only nitpick things that we could find wrong, but because of it's central location, professional staff, and good room, we would not hesitate to stay here again in Istanbul.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Vladimir

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A pleasant surprise.

Nice hotel on a quiet side street in the heart of the city. Literally a 5 minute walk from everything.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Certainly an hotel to recommend

Stayed 7 nights September 2021. Hotel in a central location walking distance to many eateries, Grand Bazzar & Spice Bazzar. Tramline is 5 mins walking distance. The hotel is compact but in great location. Cleaned daily. All staff were friendly especially the 2 receptionists who were great at giving directions and recommendations.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Set on a quiet side street. Staff very friendly and helpful. Central to all major sites.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Israa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just perfect

The hotel is perfect by all means the staff all welcoming,polite , helping when ever you need too with good english speaking The rooms just perfect , comfy and very clean with nice decoration Perfect and Quiet place just 200 m to gulhana tram station I’v been in istanbul for 6 times this the only one i love all about a hotel highly very value for the money recommended and if i would come to istanbul in the future certainly would stay at basilissis
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s was very good hotel and good people with best service clean and nice area
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The staff were amazing! I mostly dealt with Musa who really tried his best to help me with any request I had. The rooms are also nice and new. This hotel is in the perfect location to see all the top sites in Istanbul.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Farina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel ,strongly recommend anyone who visits istanbul ,you feel like home ,very friendly and helpful staff ,musa and abrahim and all the staff overall were very helpful ,friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Paolo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Absolute nice stay

Our stay was simply excellent hotel absolute new and clean,very central position ...just an excellent chooce
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

ABDUr rab

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Location, Location, Location!!

This is a cozy little place located very close to the main attractions in Istanbul. The place was very clean and appears to be newly renovated with the latest amenities. You get a taste of local food with an excellent buffet-style breakfast. The staff was very friendly. Musa will help you find answers to all your questions regarding the areas. You can never get lost with his detailed directions with descriptions of landmarks to get somewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Amor

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das ist das schrecklichste Hotel der ich und meine Familie wahren. Zimmer schmutzig mit Kakerlaken und Schimmel Bett Matratze volleres Urin Flecken. Zimmer ohne Fenster und wie in Bunker. Nie wider in das Grusel Hotel. Essen voll vergammelt das Obst. Personal sehr unhöflich und Arrogant. Das Ganze Hotel hatte nach Kanalisation gerochen . Schaden das man keine Bilder Posten kann habe alles fotografiert.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

serhat

Travelled with partner
es war ok badezimmer zu klein und an einigen stellen schimmel zimmer hatte keinen fenster
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024