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Hotel Saint Sophia

4.0 star property

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Deluxe Room (Grand)
Lobby
Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Front of property
Reception hall

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Alemdar Cad. 2, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34112
  • Hagia Sophia
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Blue Mosque
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Topkapi Palace
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Istanbul (IST)
    ‪54 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Superior Room

  • 17 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Room (Grand)

Deluxe Room (Grand)

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room

  • 21 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Istanbul

With a stay at Hotel Saint Sophia, you'll be centrally located in Istanbul, steps from Basilica Cistern and 4 minutes by foot from Hagia Sophia. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Blue Mosque and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Grand Bazaar.

What's nearby

  • Sultanahmet Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hagia Sophia - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Blue Mosque - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Grand Bazaar - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Topkapi Palace - 14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Gulhane Station - 5 min walk
  • Sirkeci Marmaray Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 54 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

Beaux Arts hotel with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop
Hotel Saint Sophia offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. A pillow menu is available. 32-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this Beaux Arts hotel include concierge services and a reception hall.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Hotel Saint Sophia has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

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 transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: EUR 25 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • 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
  • Lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

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

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

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 at the property
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

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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, 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

Hotel Saint Sophia Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 645 out of 860 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 171 out of 860 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 860 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 860 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 860 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

6/10 Okay

Rahul Varun

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Good Location, but Hotel Could Improve

The hotel is well located. The breakfast is excellent and the staff and friendly and helpful. However, the recommended restaurants are not very good, there was no or limited hot water and the local taxis booked by the hotel are not always reliable. I had one especially bad experience with a taxi driver who did not know where he was going and ended up charging more than double what he had quoted. I travel a lot internationally (every few weeks) and stay in many hotels all over the world. For a boutique hotel, the St. Sophia is good, but still needs considerable work to be great. If location is what you desire, then a great choice. Otherwise, there may be better value propositions elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adeel

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kai Ning Natalie

Travelled 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

Peggy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic location. Great referral to a guide!

The location in the old city made it a great choice. With a 5-minute walk to the Hagia Sophia, we were thrilled with its convenience. The room was spacious and comfortable for two friends to share. What added to the experience was the tour guide the hotel arranged for us to do a private tour. Not only did he know his stuff, turns out he trained many of the guides running group tours. I doubt we would have found such an exceptional guide on our own.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

John Stephen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Juan

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

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

Excellent Location, Cramped Accomodations

The hotel's location is superb, the staff is terrific and the breakfast is excellent. However the rooms are very small and the showers are awkward and very slippery. We were unable to unpack our suitcases due to lack of space. If you are staying for 2 or 3 days, you will be fine. A shout out to the staff for arranging tours and assisting with logistics, as the hotel is in a no-drive zone. Have your taxi call the hotel and they will have someone meet you at the drop off to take you and your bags to the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Constance

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

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Could not have been better!

We couldn't not fault this hotel and the staff. They are so friendly and helpful. They go above and beyond, more than at any other hotel I've stayed at. They literally cannot do enough for you. Breakfast was tasty and plentyful. Expectations were exceeded. The room was large with a nice large bathroom. The bed was extremely comfortable. Had the best hotel sleep ever. The perfect place to get immersed in the historic culture of Istanbul.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Travelled 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

Hana

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pulichimamveetil

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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 traveller

Travelled 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

Travelled 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

Travelled 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