Hotel Saint Sophia

4.0 star property
Beaux Arts Istanbul hotel in Sultanahmet with free parking

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Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace
Front of property
Reception hall

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking included
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
The price is AED 410
AED 459 total
includes taxes & fees
6 Jan - 7 January 2025

Perks for members at select top-rated stays

Our Silver and Gold members get perks at select VIP Access properties, on top of exceptional service.
Silver tier member
A perk like food and drink extras, free breakfast, or parking credits
Gold tier member
Room upgrades when available, plus Silver perks

Room options

Superior Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Pillow menu
Blackout drapes/curtains
Designer toiletries
  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room (Grand)

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Pillow menu
Blackout drapes/curtains
Designer toiletries
  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free cribs/infant beds
Refrigerator
LCD TV
Pillow menu
Blackout drapes/curtains
Designer toiletries
  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
Alemdar Cad. 2, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34112

What's nearby

  • Sultanahmet Square - 3 min walk
  • Hagia Sophia - 4 min walk
  • Blue Mosque - 10 min walk
  • Grand Bazaar - 11 min walk
  • Topkapi Palace - 14 min walk

Getting around

  • Gulhane Station - 5 min walk
  • Sirkeci Marmaray Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 57 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Foodie-Ist Restaurant-Brasserie - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Must Turkish Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Green Corner - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sultan Mehmet - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Matbah Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel Saint Sophia

Upscale hotel near Sultanahmet Square
A short walk from Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, Hotel Saint Sophia provides a terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with dry cleaning/laundry services and a bar.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • Continental breakfast (surcharge), free bicycle rentals, and a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Guest reviews say great things the breakfast, helpful staff, and location
Room features
All guestrooms at Hotel Saint Sophia offer comforts such as pillow menus and laptop-compatible safes, in addition to thoughtful touches like laptop-friendly workspaces and air conditioning. Guest reviews highly rate the clean rooms at the property.
Extra amenities include:
  • Childcare services, free infant beds, and travel cribs
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and designer toiletries
  • 32-inch LCD TVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, refrigerators, and electric kettles

Languages

English, Spanish, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–11:00 AM: EUR 25 per person
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals

Family friendly

  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • In-room child care (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Travel crib

Conveniences

  • Elevator
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Front-desk safe
  • Reception hall

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Pillow menu
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless 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
Guests have access to the Sauna, Turkish Bath, Steam Room and Fitness activities at no charge at a nearby partner property, located in walking distance away from a sister hotel.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 30.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately EUR 25 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 65 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 30.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Property Registration Number 22378

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Boutique Saint Sophia
Boutique Saint Sophia Hotel
Boutique Saint Sophia Hotel Istanbul
Boutique Saint Sophia Istanbul
Boutique Saint Sophia
Hotel Saint Sophia Hotel
Hotel Saint Sophia Istanbul
Hotel Saint Sophia Hotel Istanbul

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Saint Sophia pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Saint Sophia?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Saint Sophia?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Hotel Saint Sophia?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Hotel Saint Sophia provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of EUR 65 per vehicle applies.

Where is Hotel Saint Sophia located?

Located in Sultanahmet, this hotel is steps from Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia. Blue Mosque and Sultanahmet Square are also within 10 minutes. Gulhane Station and Sultanahmet Station are within a 5-minute walk.

Hotel Saint Sophia Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 633 out of 843 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 168 out of 843 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 843 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 843 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 843 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kai Ning Natalie

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall our stay at the hotel was excellent! We got the room with a balcony facing the Hagia Sophia and honestly, I don’t think you could have gotten a better view of it. Coffee was good and they provided plenty of water, which was good. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Bed was comfortable. Bedroom slippers were good too. They provided bath towels and hand towels but I do wish face towels were provided too. I also found the shower floor a bit slippery.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this hotel boutique!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Halia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wonderful experience!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pulichimamveetil

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right in the city center, easy access to all popular sites . Exceptional service and care by front desk, kitchen staff and bus boys .
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Very attentive and efficient staff. All spoke English well. Room was spacious, comfortable and clean. Staff actually walked us to a wonderful restaurant! If I return to Istanbul I will definitely stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

melvin

Friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yuji

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Buckley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Traveled with family
Lovely hotel close to Ayia Sophia
The hotel was wonderful. The room was clean and the beds were comfortable. The hotel staff was very helpful. The breakfast and food service was especially enjoyable.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the sightseeing attractions, nice staff. Just not accessible by car (need to walk up for around 1 block) and we can hear the pray from the mosques in the hotel room
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Zhuang

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rodrigo

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent clean and ti friendly people the best thanks
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald Dexter

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful location. The staff were very attentive and couldn’t do enough to help. Breakfast was spot on
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Malgorzata, San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent small, friendly hotel. The staff are helpful and accommodating. The location could not be better. I stayed there 3 times already and will return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mohammed

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, very helpful and attentive staff.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location - amazing staff
Location, you are a stone’s throw from the Hagia Soohia.Hotel staff were amazingly friendly. Greeted me with refreshing drink when I arrived to helping with bags to my room and the like. During my stay they were flexible with missing breakfast. Concierge desk were quite helpful with places to eat to local tourist spots. The room was clean. Staff always greeted with a smile.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is located in the best possible area of Istanbul but precisely because of how touristy it is and its proximity to several mosques that call for prayer 5 times a day don’t expect it to be quiet for sleeping. The property is beautiful; breakfast was delicious; and the staff was very friendly and helpful. Luxury toiletries, comfy slippers and robes helped make it a great experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

luana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The st. Sophia hotel is in the beautiful old city area a walking distance to major tourist attractions. We were very pleased with the hotel service. The pickup from the airport was organized perfectly by the hotel. On the way back to the airport they called a taxi at 4:00 am & helped us with the luggage. There were 3 or 4 hotel workers in the lobby ready to help at 4am!!! Excellent service at st. Sophia hotel!!!
From our balcony
The detail in the room
The lobby
The lobby
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ambreen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024