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Hotel Empress ZoevsHotel Alp
Both properties are highly recommended by expert writers. Overall, Hotel Empress Zoe scores significantly higher than Hotel Alp. Hotel Empress Zoe is ranked #15 in Istanbul with positive reviews from 8 sources like The Telegraph, Rough Guide and Frommer's.
Hotel Empress Zoe
Rough Guide
Concierge
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
The Telegraph
Afar Magazine
The Guardian
Independent Show All Reviews
Akbiyik Caddesi 10, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122, Turkey
From $54/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
"The nineteen rooms are in dark wood with richly coloured textiles, accessed by a narrow spiral staircase."
"The Empress Zoe is one of the rare places in the area to display any spark of creativity in its concept and design."
"The hotel's lush garden is an extremely tranquil spot to eat breakfast, and there's also an intimate, two-level roof terrace with nice views." Full review
"Equally close to Sultanahmet’s major tourist sites as the Four Seasons, this boutique hotel is both quirkily charming and easy on the wallet." Full review
"It is claimed that Empress Zoe actually lived here. The two buildings have been restored to an exceptionally high standard of taste and design with an abundance of spacious suites."
"If you do strain your back on the way up, you'll be pleased to find extremely comfortable beds and loads of character when you make it to your room." Full review
8.0
"A couple of period town houses form the basis for this charmingly simple hotel." Full review
"Hotel Empress Zoe, owned by American sisters Christina and Ann, is a little oasis nestled on old Istanbul’s most vibrant cobblestone streets." Full review
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"Several townhouses join together to form this quirky boutique hotel, all of which huddle around a lovely courtyard garden where you can see ruins of a 15th-century hammam"
Hotel Alp
Rough Guide
Frommer's
DK Eyewitness
Lonely Planet
Akbiyik Caddesi Adliye Sokak No 4, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34490, Turkey
From $31/night
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Concierge
- Air Conditioning
- Minibar
- Breakfast included
"This fine establishment... is situated down a quiet lane. The smallish rooms are immaculately furnished, some with fourposter beds, and have a/c, wooden floors and tidy bathrooms."
"A good budget option for couples traveling with or without children." Full review
"There are wonderful views from the roof terrace of this hotel hidden away behind the Blue Mosque."
"The Alp lives up to its location in Sultanahmet's premier small-hotel enclave, offering a range of attractive, well-priced rooms." Full review