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Karakoy Port HotelvsHotel Empress Zoe
Karakoy Rooms and Hotel Empress Zoe are both highly recommended by writers. Overall, Hotel Empress Zoe is the choice of most writers compared to Karakoy Rooms. Hotel Empress Zoe scores 85 with approval from 8 reviewers like DK Eyewitness, Lonely Planet and Rough Guide.
Karakoy Port Hotel
Travel + Leisure
Oyster
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Kemankes Cad. Galata Sarap Iskelesi Sok. No:10, Istanbul, Turkey
From $20/night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
Travel + Leisure "The 12 generously sized rooms and studios (with kitchenettes) in this unsigned hotel just a short walk from the Old City just might be Istanbul's best-kept secret." Full review
Oyster Upscale
"The aptly named Karakoy Rooms is a four-pearl hotel that's short on facilities, but long on style." Full review
Fodor's "Editor's Note:
This location is no longer in operation." Full review
Lonely Planet "Occupying five floors above one of the city's best-loved restaurants, this splendid hotel has only 12 rooms – book well in advance." Full review
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
Rough Guide "The nineteen rooms are in dark wood with richly coloured textiles, accessed by a narrow spiral staircase."
Concierge "The Empress Zoe is one of the rare places in the area to display any spark of creativity in its concept and design."
Fodor's "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
Travel + Leisure "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
DK Eyewitness "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."
Frommer's "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
The Telegraph8.0
"A couple of period town houses form the basis for this charmingly simple hotel." Full review
Afar Magazine "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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Independent "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"
