Arena Hotel - Special Class

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Pub
Water view
Superior Room Sea View
Front of property
Imperial Suite | View from room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Kucukayasofya Mah., Sehit Mehmet Pasa yokusu, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34122
  • Sultanahmet Square
    2 min walk
  • My Terrace
    1 min walk
  • Cemberlitas Station
    7 min walk
  • Istanbul (IST)
    33 min drive

Room options

Economy Double or Twin Room on the Basement Floor - No View

  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • 40 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

Queen Suite

  • 38 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Large Twin Beds

Superior Room Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Sea View

  • 20 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Double or Twin Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Murphy Bed

Imperial Suite

  • 39.9 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Classic Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

Istanbul

With a stay at Arena Hotel - Special Class, you'll be centrally located in Istanbul, within a 10-minute walk of Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern. .This spa hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Hagia Sophia.

What's nearby

  • Sultanahmet Square - 2 min walk
  • Blue Mosque - 7 min walk
  • Basilica Cistern - 9 min walk
  • Hagia Sophia - 11 min walk
  • Grand Bazaar - 12 min walk

Getting around

  • Cemberlitas Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Kumkapi Station - 12 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Three Partners Cafe & Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Arch Bistro - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Warung Ibu Deden - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ziya Baba Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪My Terrace - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Arena Hotel - Special Class

Hotel with a full-service spa, a quick walk to Blue Mosque
Arena Hotel - Special Class offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels. Bathrooms include slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is equipped with Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology.
Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services. The shuttle (surcharge) will take you to the nearby beach or shopping center.
Grab a bite to eat at Delight Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and limo/town car service. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a cruise ship terminal shuttle.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Delight Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Delight Restaurant & Bar - Onsite pub. Open select days.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English, Russian, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (TRY 150 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Off-site parking for TRY 150 per day; booking required
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Return train station shuttle (surcharge)
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Cruise terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ferry terminal shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)
  • Theme park shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Restaurants on site

  • Delight Restaurant
  • Delight Restaurant & Bar

Things to do

  • Full-service spa

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden

Spa

  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Massage - hot stone
  • Massage - prenatal
  • Massage - sports
  • Massage - Swedish
  • Massage - Thai
  • Reflexology
  • Turkish bath/hammam

Accessibility

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

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Premium bedding
  • Select comfort bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LCD TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Local maps
  • Phone
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
An early check-in fee will be charged
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the cruise terminal, ferry terminal, and train station (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 6 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: TRY 1400 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 6)
  • Self parking fee: TRY 150 per day
  • Nearby parking fee: TRY 150 per day (49 ft away)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and window guards
Property Registration Number 8146

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Arena Hotel - Special Class Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 68 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 111 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 111 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great spot close to Sultanhmet Square. There is mosque quite close so you hear the call to prayer several times. We enjoyed but some may not. Would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katsiaryna

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Humera

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Muhammad

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very friendly. Rooms are ok and hotel is located walking distance from everything. But there were alot of constructions nearby. It was veri difficult to get uber.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Altan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and great environments with surroundings!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Vishal

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good property
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Abdelilah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eugenia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast and cleanliness were superb. The are is convenient but not recommended if you have knee problems otherwise the staff is amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Awesome hotel, extremely friendly staff and very safe. Close to everything. We love it and will go back.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Qazi Sadeq ur

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff, delicious breakfast with a wide selection of items.
Stayed 11 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

ZHANNA

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

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Arzu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Mohammad Nour

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Good at all
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel
Excellent hotel in historical place
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good location but needs a little bit of TLC
The room was just as shown in the photos - quite large but with a lot of furniture. The bed was pretty comfortable but the doona/duvet was too small for the bed, which was strange. The night manager, Suat, was lovely but the day manager was really grumpy and we felt we were really putting him out. The buffet breakfast was huge and there was so much traditional food on offer. The two gentlemen who ran the buffet were very sweet too. The cost of getting a car from the hotel to the airport was really high, and oddly, had to be paid to the desk manager in cash, so we opted to get our own taxi instead. And saved a lot of money. The hotel has obviously been in the same family for many years and that is commendable, and it’s in a great location but it is looking a bit tired I think.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

GAIL

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hyun-June

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is very close to all the main attractions in the old city/sultanahmet area. 10 minutes or less walk to Ayasofia, Blue Mosque, Tokapi Palace and others. The staff was very helpful and friendly. If you have any questions or need anything, they were eager to help. The location and facilities were excellent. Rooms were clean and well serviced.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good area. Staff was friendly. Close to many great sites.
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Youliana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do not hesitate to book this hotel if you visiting Istanbul to explore the history of this place! Management and staff - excellent service! Wishing them all the best and hope to return back one day again! See you Istanbul and your wonderful people! Thank you for everything 🙏
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ali

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

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everyone there is so helpful and attentive, the rooms are besutiful, and its only a 10 minute walk in one direction to the Arasta Bazaar and maybe 15 to the Grand Bazaar with shopping and dining opportunities along the way.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Welcomed like family
Perfect stay. Very close to blue mosque and hagia sofia. Staff were very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. They offered to book trips for us and gave recommendations on restaurants. Clean and comfortable. Great breakfast. Would stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rizwan

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff is very rude, never seen smile on their faces. Receptionist as well as one of the cleaner Air conditioning is also very slow.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2023