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Triple Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

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Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Good

Popular amenities

Bar

Gym

Parking available

Spa

Room service

Air conditioning

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Akbiyik Cad. No:29, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34122

Hagia Sophia
5 min walk
Sultanahmet Square
6 min walk
Blue Mosque
6 min walk
Istanbul (IST)
54 min drive

Room options

Superior Double Room

20 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 King Bed

Triple Room

23 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Executive Room

35 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

Family Room

35 sq m
Sleeps 4
1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed OR 1 Single Sofa Bed

Double Room

18 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

Economy Room (Basement Floor)

15 sq m
Sleeps 3
1 Double Bed

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Pool

Hot tub

Spa

Parking included

for 1 night

includes taxes & fees

12 Dec - 13 Dec

About this property

The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class

Hotel with 2 restaurants, a short walk to Hagia Sophia

This hotel features 2 restaurants, a full-service spa and a health club. Free WiFi in public areas, free train station pick-up and a free manager's reception are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli and a sauna are on-site.

The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class offers 70 accommodations with a safe and complimentary slippers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include a shower with a rainfall showerhead, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Spa Center (SURCHARGE) has massage/treatment rooms. Services include facials, body scrubs and body treatments. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a hot tub, a steam room and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is open daily.

During your stay at The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class, you're just a quick walk from Hagia Sophia. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, free train pick-up service and a free manager's reception.

Free WiFi and wired Internet
Options for a bite to eat or a relaxing drink include 2 restaurants, a coffee shop and a bar/lounge
Self-parking available for a fee
Indulge with massages, hydrotherapy or body scrubs at Spa Center (SURCHARGE)
Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and tour or ticket assistance
On-site recreation includes a gym, a steam room and a sauna
Within a 10-minute walk of Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque
Free train station pick-up shuttle service

The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class offers its guests a full-service spa, a health club, and a sauna. There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafΘ and a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. A free manager's reception is offered daily. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

Spa services, multilingual staff, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle are available for a fee. For a fee, parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Istanbul hotel.

The hotel hosts a free manager's reception daily.

The Byzantium Restaurant – On-site restaurant. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open 24 hours. Reservations are required.

The Byzantium Terrace – This restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available. Open 24 hours.

24-hour room service is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, Russian, 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 (surcharge)
Free train station pick-up shuttle
Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
Limo/town car service
Parking on site (EUR 10 per night)

Food and drink

2 restaurants
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
Coffee and tea in common areas
Free daily manager's reception
Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

The Byzantium Restaurant
The Byzantium Terrace

Family friendly

Laundry facilities
Snack bar/deli
Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Full-service spa

Aromatherapy
Body scrubs
Facials
Hydrotherapy
Massage
Sauna
Spa open daily
Spa treatment rooms
Spa tub
Steam room
Turkish bath

Accessibility

Lift

2 buildings
5 floors
Built in 2008
Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

Blackout drapes
Premium bedding

Bathroom

Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shampoo
Shower
Slippers
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided

Entertainment

Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

24-hour room service
Electric kettle

Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Desk
Electrical adapters
Individual decor
Individual furnishings
Laptop workspace
Phone
Safe
Soundproofed rooms
Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: noon

Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Contactless check-out

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, 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.

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 50 per person
Self-parking fee: EUR 10 per night

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

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system and window guards

The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property Registration Number 12451

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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The Byzantium Hotel & Suites - Special Class Reviews

7.8

Good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with family

26 Jul 2024

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

The staff are dedicated to your well-being and comfort. The breakfast is sumptuous and the manager Erhan makes sure you want for nothing. A pleasure to stay here

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Sawin

Travelled with partner

16 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Very convenient location and many interesting restaurants

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ayesha

Travelled with group

24 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Located literally 5 mins away from Hagia sophia! so the location is prime. The staff was warm and welcoming and very helpful. They helped with transportation services as well. breakfast was buffet style and they have tons of restaurant options.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Aarif

24 Sept 2022

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

It was really very amazing Close to both the mosque and also to the Topkapi palace

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

maurice

Travelled with partner

19 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Amenities

Very close to main tourist area. Breakfast was limited and TV had few English speaking channels. On 4th floor with terrace for dining above so noisy when people came down to 4th floor for lift at midnight.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Alia Hosain Mohammed

Travelled with family

10 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Nice place to stay

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Travelled with partner

24 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Great location, friendly staff, walking distance to places.

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Ayoub

Travelled with group

26 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness

Good 7/10

Overall the hotel is good. Food was also perfect at the breakfast but they should change the menu everyday, I noticed same food all the days. People who are serving the breakfast are so kind and respectful. Location of the hotel is perfect. The restroom is too small.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

mohamed, Bethpage

Travelled with family

5 Sept 2021

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

i like every thing was there resp. rest, location.

Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Travelled with group

6 Mar 2021

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

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2021

6/10 Okay

Adrian

20 Sept 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

Overall the hotel was ok. We stayed twice in 2 weeks. The terrace (Queb) had limited choice and no longer had cocktails/alcohol.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

17 Aug 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller

28 Nov 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Dogs room very Very small room all the way down in the basement

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jovana, Jakarta, Indonesia

Travelled with family

24 Nov 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Close to everywhere that we would like to see and enjoy in Sulthnamet area.. Hotel staffs are very nice, friendly, helpfull and informative. Especially thanks to Irem, Oktay and Memet for your nice hospitality.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

8 Nov 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group

2 Nov 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good hotel!

Our stay in this hotel was good. The hotel room was a smaller than shown in pics and a bit outdated but this is normal for hotels in the sultanahmet area. We were given a bigger room as soon as we complained so thank you to Malik at reception for making that happen. The room was cleaned every day and breakfast was nice as well. You could hear through the walls though and Friday night was noisy as we could hear people from the restaurants around us partying away but it still wasn’t too bad. Location wise, is is perfect. Round the corner from the blue mosque, aya sofya etc etc and very close to the tram which is easy and cheap to use. There is a seperately owned restaurant called QuebLounge above the 4th floor of the hotel and a huge thank you to Yusuf for his amazing hospitality skills. We tried the breakfast here which was amazing. The roof opened up and the windows come down which give an amazing view of the blue mosque and sea. And every evening when we were done for the day, we would come up for smoking shisha which again was lovely. Yusuf made sure we were happy with everything so I would definitely recommend the restaurant as well! Don’t use the hotel spa as service was sub standard and more than triple the price of other local hamams!! We haggled and paid £40 for the hamam at the hotel and later came across the same service at a local hamam for £10!! Overall, will definitely be booking this hotel again!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Fozia

Travelled with group

26 Oct 2019

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Choose a different hotel

Hotel is very old with outdated furniture. We stayed for 5 days. Cleaning staff were talking loud among themselves in the hallways. They distributed our sleep in the mornings. The breakfast was terrible. The juices tasted awful. The front staff were friendly and checking in was easy. The location is great. It's over priced. For the price we paid, we could've gotten a better hotel for the same price.

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Shabana, Leicester

Travelled with family

18 Oct 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

The hotel was clean and good. However when we entered the hotel we were told our reservation was cancelled and the member of staff told us to get out. We had disabled passengers and this was really unacceptable. This was at 1.00 am and we were all really tired. Eventually we were given the room with no apology from the hotel manager for the inconvenience caused

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Nauman

22 Sept 2019

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

Overall satisfactory stay

Firstly, the pros: + Excellent location, just a 2-3 min walk to the Sultan Ahmet square. The hotel is located at Akbiyak Street, which remains well-lit throughout the night. Gives you a safe and secure feeling. Good shops nearby for buying souvenirs, close to Araasta Bazaar + Some of the guys at the front desk, like Kadir and Maalik are quite helpful and eager to help in any way. + You can take a Havaist (Airport Bus) from the Sultan Ahmet square for only 18 TL per person. It is a very comfortable airport transfer and there is no limit for check-in luggage. + Sultan Ahmet metro tram station is a 2 min walk from the hotel which connects with other Metro Lines very well. + Hotel is neat and clean. Now the negatives: - house keeping department can be improved as the bed sheet on our bed had a hole in it. We slept on it for two d. We requested for a new sheet and the one they give us had two instead of one hole. Anyhow problem was resolved. - Okta (front desk guy) was quite rude and unhelpful. We requested for a late check out and the way he behaved was quite inappropriate. - Monotonous breakfast, which can be improved in terms of quality as well (juices are completely undrinkable) and the worst part is they start removing stuff exactly at 10:30 from buffet even while you're still eating. - Only one side table in room. - worn out mattress - no iron in the room and expensive laundry. - Small rooms. Even size of superior room is small with one bed side table

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

11 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness

The room was not the same which we selected. Complete mis management at the time of check-in

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

4 Jul 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

First time in Istanbul and this hotel was an excellent choice, great location and service. All staff members were very friendly and helpful.

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group

1 May 2019

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Room picture is completely different when you book they show you different rooms... Misguided No air conditioning in some of the rooms You can hear your next door room when they using the toilets and every single things they doing Manager very arrogant when ask for advice completely dont understand what you asking To solve the situation send you to reception again they send you to manager like yo yo

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Aldert

21 Jan 2019

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

First visit to Istanbul.

Very pleasant stay for my first visit to Istanbul. Hotel staff were very helpful. Great location for seeing the historical sites.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Sepehr

12 Jan 2019

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

There were lots of neighboring hotels. But it was really a perfect choise. Their staff are excellent and speak english well.

Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

13 Nov 2018

Liked: Staff & service

It was an "ok" hotel, stayed at much worse. The location of the hotel is the best!! Restaurants were all around, close to majority of the tourist attractions and near bazaars. Some of the staff were great (Especially Fida).

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018