Artefes Hotel Old City

This boutique hotel is the best value for money. Located in a historic building just a few minutes away from Sultanahmet and Hagia Sophia, the hotel offers very nice and clean rooms and an excellent breakfast (both Turkish and European). The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The restaurant has wide windows overlooking the street… we enjoyed having breakfast with the giant seagulls sitting just behind the window staring at us! The hotel has a terrace with a stunning look of the city and the bay. I stayed in many hotels during my numerous trips to Turkey, and I know that next time I will definitely stay in Artefes!

I stayed 3 days in this hotel, honestly it was better than I expected, the staff was so professional easy to communicate and they try to arrange u as much as they can. Selman was always there to respond to our several questions. The hotel is near all the commodities you can do everything by walk to admire the city, The blue mosque is at 5 min walk, same for Hagia Sophia. We were two girls on a trip & the neighbourhood was safe even at night The breakfast was so delicious & a lot of choices, we enjoyed it at the beautiful terrace view The beds were so confortable, we went on November & we didn’t even feel the cold in the warm room. + they let us leave our bagages in the hotel to visit the city cause we had our flight late at night + we could have coffee at any time for free (things that clients appreciate) I genuinely recommend this hotel & I will def be back next time I visit Istanbul

The hotel is near the centre of Istanbul and you can go everywhere by feet in 7-8 minutes (Hagia Sofia, Top Kapi, Grand Bazaar etc). Everything in the hotel is squeaky clean, although is an old building. The receptionists and everyone working there is super kind, helpful and willing to inform you about the city.

I'm sorry for the delay in posting this review. Usually, I wait a day or two just to make sure I have a more natural opinion (hype-free). I am happy to say that our enjoyment of our stay and our experience is just as great as we felt it on our way back home. Location: 3-5 min walking distance from the Blue Mosque, 10-15 min away from the Sirkeci train station. Great location, close to a lot of great restaurants. Very quiet also. When (not if) we will return to Istanbul, Artefes will be our place of choice for sure. Breaksfats: delicisou and varied, with a lot of great sweets. Great coffe, hot chocolate, everything we could wish. Room: very clean, beautifully designed, very comfortable bed, perfectly working AC, very clean and well maintained bathroom; basically everything we could wish for. Staff: amazing! Extremely helpful, friendly, spoke perfect English. We'd like to take this opportunity to offer our deepest gratitude to Mr. Tarik, Mr. Selman, and Mr. Erdal! (I sincerely apologize if I miswrote the names) We interacted with them the most. I'm sure every other member of the staff would have been equally professional and friendly.

Really nice staff, Sellman and Erdal were both extremely helpful in navigating additional trip planning outside of Istanbul and to and from the airport etc. Can see the water well and a great balcony.