Amber Hotel - Special Class

4.0 star property

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Front of property – evening/night
Bar (on property)
Meeting facility
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Superior Duplex | View from room

Reviews

7.4 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

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Muhsine Hatun Mah.Cifte Gelinler Cad #3, Kumkapi / Fatih, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34130
  • Grand Bazaar
    8 min walk
  • Beyazit Square
    9 min walk
  • Sultanahmet Square
    11 min walk
  • Istanbul (IST)
    50 min drive

Room options

Superior Triple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

Superior Duplex

  • 52.9 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

Superior Double Room Single Use, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Amber Hotel - Special Class

Family-friendly Istanbul hotel in Istanbul City Center with free breakfast
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and 2 coffee shops/cafes. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a snack bar/deli, a rooftop terrace and a 24-hour business centre are on-site.
Amber Hotel - Special Class offers 28 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Tempur-Pedic beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a shower, dressing gowns, slippers and designer toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at Amber Hotel - Special Class, you're just a quick walk from Grand Bazaar. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and 2 coffee shops/cafes are available.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Enjoy international cuisine and ocean views while dining at Amber Terrace Restaurant
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Services include babysitting, supervised childcare and dry cleaning/laundry
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Grand Bazaar and Sultanahmet Square
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
There's a restaurant on site, as well as 2 coffee shops/cafes and a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

Business amenities include a 24-hour business centre and limo/town car service. A rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff are also featured at the family-friendly Amber Hotel - Special Class. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. For a fee, parking is available.

This 4-star Istanbul hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Amber Terrace Restaurant – Overlooking the ocean, this restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open 24 hours.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, Bulgarian, English, German, Russian, Slovenian, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Parking on site (EUR 10 per day)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM to 10 AM
  • 2 coffee shops/cafes
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Amber Terrace Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • In-room babysitting
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding
  • Tempur-Pedic mattress

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 65 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Self-parking fee: EUR 10 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit and window guards
Amber Hotel - Special Class offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation 24 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children aged 6 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

The Turkish Ministry of Tourism assigns an official classification for accommodation in Türkiye. This Hotel property is awarded the following classification: Special Class.

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Amber Hotel - Special Class Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 101 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 224 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 224 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mansoor Ahmed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Zlata

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not as good as on the photo
This is the worse hotel and it looks nothing like on the photo. I asked for a quite room as I am a light sleeper so they give me a room on the 3rd floor right below the restaurant. I could not sleep at night before someone moved tables and chair all night long. The room itself was very very small and not updated. There was an A/C but the smell was so bad so I kept just the window open. Also, the location is busy and anywhere you go, you need to go up to hill..
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

hadi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It's location was noisy and hotel was in old Bazar area
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Dino

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kumkapi Istanbul--charmed!
Loved the location; charming building, charming staff. A nice European-style breakfast, clean and quaint rooms, and the plethora of cafes streetside was wonderful!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yakup king of the night and the guy on days didn’t get his name very polite and helpful to usc Overall brilliant hotel Great bed great shower good size rooms absolutely brilliant breakfast and breakfast staff Rooms very clean Little things hairdryer for wife not very good Abit noisey car horns 24/7 but that’s Istanbul And abit of a good bad seagulls at breakfast Don’t leave your plate outside or it will be gone But you can eat inside if you want and what comes with well fed birds is you know what hard to clean every time I suppose but breakfast staff did a sterling job
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel for location and price. The "king" room, offered as an alternative to a twin for 2 people was not large and only had a standard double bed but otherwise comfortable.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
At a great location, very clean rooms and great proximity to Grand bazar. Good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Managed the basics, but little more.
The hotel is very simple. If all you need is a bed and shower, it's a good value. First the good – the bed was comfortable, the rainfall shower was nice, check-in and check-out was easy, the food at the rooftop breakfast was acceptable and the view of the Sea of Marmara was a lovely way to start the morning. The location was also fine. It's about a 10 minute uphill walk to the Grand Bazaar. Negatives – the room was very tight. We had to squeeze around furniture to get to the far side of the bed. While all of the rooms are non-smoking, we still woke up with our room smelling of cigarette smoke every morning. If you're very sensitive, steer clear. Maybe it was wafting down from smokers on the rooftop terrace? Windows open or closed and A/C on or off didn't seem to make any difference. The WiFi worked fine in the lobby, but was basically non-existent in our room. Staff was also a mixed bag, mostly they were very friendly, but one day, we were waiting for a tour pickup and our driver was a bit late and I asked the front desk if he would call and reconfirm our pickup time. His first response was to demand to know why I hadn't booked the tour through the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disgusting service. Horrible condition and definitely not what they show in the pictures.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Mehjabeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel condition was a little old. Bathroom was inconvenient, shower too small. Location was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Kiwi

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice stay and the rooms are relatively clean. The location is within 12 min walk to tourist areas. One thing to note is that the tram station is uphill so keep this in mind for older people who may have problems walking uphill for 5 min. Overall, we had a pleasant stay and the free breakfast had a good variety, the terrace dining area is very nice. Good value for what we paid.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Luis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT GO THERE !!!!!
This hotel is in really bad shape all the picture are photo shop and look nothing like like the pictures smell bad and old toilet in the room was completely loose room are not even half of the size they described in the information
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall good
Good
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

ehsan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel with a good view. The only problem was the buffet because it was little and with no sweet pasta or croissant.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Yasmin, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in great location.
Everything within walking distance such as the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque and the Cistern as well as many other places to visit. Huge range of choice of dinning close to the hotel. Hotel staff really helpful and friendly. Great breakfast and amazing views from the hotel terrace dinning area. I would definately stay at the hotel again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

joe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything with this hotel was fine except they were supposed to send a driver to pick us up at the airport and we had to call them to remind them.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Alan, Ne Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to all the sights.
Hotel Amber is close to all the sight seeing sites. it is a good location and the staff are extremely helpful. Halil and Jakob in particular. Clean rooms and terrific breakfasts. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor quality hotel
Though location of the hotel is relatively close to historical sights, there is no honest way how it could get such high rates and comments. Booking and paying several rooms upfront 2 months, there were no available upon arrival. All rooms in a very poor condition (especially "family"), terrible views from the windows, lots of noise till late night. Breakfast was far from ideal, some food was not fresh. This is a max 2 star hotel. Very disappointed with the choice.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017