Offering a hammam, a shared lounge, and various recreational opportunities, and views of the city, Best Western Empire Palace Hotel & Spa Istanbul is located at a 300-metre distance from Hodjapasha Cultural Centre. Wi-Fi, available throughout the property, keeps you connected, and helpful staff will help you out.
This hotel is near the Old City Sultanahmet district and close to Bahnhof Istanbul Sirkeci. The 4-star hotel is a short distance from Gulhane Park. Nature lovers will appreciate the proximity to Sea of Marmara, which is a 5-minute ride away. There is Blue Mosque nearly 5 minutes away by car, while Havatas transfer bus station at an 800-metre distance from Best Western Empire Palace Hotel & Spa. An underground station is also near this accommodation.
In terms of safety, the allergy-free rooms are equipped with an individual safe and smoke detectors. A flat-screen TV with satellite channels along with a mini fridge bar, tea and coffee making equipment are available. Self-catering facilities include tea/coffee making equipment and glassware. Providing toiletries and dressing gowns, the private bathrooms are also equipped with a sauna and a Turkish steam bath.
The Best Western Empire Palace Hotel & Spa offers a rich buffet breakfast served in the restaurant. This accommodation invites guests to the cocktail bar to relax with a drink. It overlooks the garden. The café Gulhane Sur Cafe is situated within minutes of the family hotel.
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Facilities
Internet access
Wi-Fi
Parking
Parking
Shuttle service
Paid airport shuttle
Services
Safe deposit box
24-hour reception
VIP check-in/ -out
Express check-in/ -out
Security
Luggage storage
Locker room
Currency exchange
Room service
Housekeeping
Car hire
Laundry
Dry cleaning
Tours/Ticket assistance
Grocery shopping service
Shops/Commercial services
Welcome drink
Happy hour
Eating places
Restaurant
Bar/ Lounge area
Packed lunches
Special diet menus
Kitchen features
Electric kettle
Business facilities
Fax/Photocopying
Children facilities
Cots
Children's buffet
Leisure facilities
Garden area
Spa & wellness centre
Sauna
Turkish bath
Massage
Public Bath
Room features
Air conditioning
Heating
Mini-bar
Sitting area
Tea and coffee facilities
Ironing facilities
Bathroom features
Free toiletries
Bathroom telephone
Devices
Flat-screen TV
Direct dial telephone
AM/FM alarm clock
Decor
Carpeted floor
General facilities
No smoking on site
Allergy-free rooms
Lift
Coffee shop
Smoke detectors
Key card access
Pets
Pets allowed
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Local attractions
Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam
100 m
Hagia Irene
500 m
Gulhane istasyonu
150 m
Hagia Sophia Museum
600 m
Topkapi Palace
550 m
Blue Mosque
900 m
Marmaray Sirkeci
250 m
Airports
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International
44 km
Train stations
Sultanahmet Tram Station
700 m
8.8
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In terms of safety, the allergy-free rooms are equipped with an individual safe and smoke detectors. A flat-screen TV with satellite channels along with a mini fridge bar, tea and coffee making equipment are available. Self-catering facilities include tea/coffee making equipment and glassware. Providing toiletries and dressing gowns, the private bathrooms are also equipped with a sauna and a Turkish steam bath.
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William
2024-04-12
7/10
Pleasant and perfectly clean place, caring and incredibly attentive staff. Savoury breakfast selection with good coffee and juices, as for instance.
Edgar
2024-03-25
8/10
The location was marvellous and fab close to all interesting areas, I really enjoyed it. And it's at a walking distance from The Mandarin Fusion, ate there once or twice.
Bob
2024-02-18
7/10
The room we had included a safe, a mini bar, and central heating. The bathroom was fairly clean, with a bathtub. The location was perfect and exceptionally nice, to Eminunu sea side and overlooking the sea.
Alan
2024-02-11
5/10
Clean and pleasant place with lovely staff with excellent customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for my family.
Breakfast okay.
Horace
2024-02-10
7/10
The stay here was memorable for business trip. The location was unbeatable, close to a harbour and a park. And it was close to a tower and an archaeological museum.
George
2024-02-09
8/10
What a good stay, nothing too much trouble. The place is reasonably clean and perfect. Perfect location, walking distance to some attractions, like a basilica and a cathedral. Restaurants and bars walking distance to it. Caring and amazingly attentive staff, free wake up service and ironing.
Roger
2024-01-08
8/10
It's silent with exceptionally comfortable beds and good views.
Alastair
2024-01-06
9/10
It was an ideal place. Extremely friendly staff with the service by the staff members, the room was brand-new and beautifully presented. Very central location was a plus. We had lunch in Antep Restaurant, located nearby. We really enjoyed the national cuisine in the restaurant.
Steven
2023-12-25
9/10
We thoroughly enjoyed being there and would love to go back. The place was fairly clean and wonderful, it had lovely and great staff with excellent customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for our family.
Gladys
2023-12-24
8/10
The view of the city was lovely, as well as very central location close to a tourist centre, all the biggest tourist attractions of Istanbul and Sultanahmet.
John
2023-12-02
8/10
The place was fairly clean with a nice design and efficient and excellent co-operating staff. Wonderful and savoury breakfast, food was fine. The view was amazing, the service was great. Besides, parking was close to the hotel, that's important for me.
Mark
2023-11-25
6/10
Perfect and nice location very close to everything important, easy to get around. Besides, easy to get to a byzantine basilica museum.
Really bad area.
Emma
2023-11-23
9/10
Well-equipped and very nicely furnished unit with an electric kettle and glassware.
John
2023-11-13
7/10
The hotel was lovely welcoming and unique with top-class people at the reception desk. Perfect location in the best area and the room was soundproof. Sometimes I visited Mom's Corner in the area.
Ian
2023-11-11
9/10
The breakfast was savoury and we enjoyed the restaurant where it was served.
Jamie
2023-10-28
7/10
Amazing position close to all the Sultanahmet attractions, in the busy area. Again, walking distance to a byzantine basilica museum.
David
2023-10-21
5/10
Thoughtful knowledgeable staff, fantastic location in the historical center of Istanbul.
Quite small bathroom.
Frederick
2023-10-03
7/10
Exceptionally attentive and thoughtful staff members, magnificent location next to Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Basilica cisterns and Archaeological museum, Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya and TopKapi Palace and the main landmarks of Istanbul. Savoury and delicious breakfast and great food.
Vernon
2023-09-30
9/10
Central location, thoughtful staff with the service by the staff members. Crowded area next to the main tourist attractions, city center, and St Sofia cathedral. Delicious breakfast; recommended.
George
2023-09-18
9/10
Comfortable place, consistently courteous stuff with excellant customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for my family. A sofa bed, central heating, and an iron available in the family room. Lovely view of the sea from the window. Good and fab location right by Aya Sofya, the blue mosque and the basilica Cistern, the historic center and major attractions and restaurants, appetising food.
Peter
2023-08-31
8/10
The location was magnificent and perfect, close to Ataturk. This hotel was set in a busy area.
Geoff
2023-08-30
8/10
They gave us neat family room with a good view. The service was excellent as we had expected.
Robert
2023-08-23
8/10
The accommodation had a central location very close to all the tourist attractions. I was happy to find Seven Hills Restaurant, it was just a short walk away from the hotel and served nice food.
Richard
2023-08-05
5/10
It was a wonderful place, had incredible stuff with excellant customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for my family. The location was marvellous, approximately to the main landmarks of Istanbul, convenient to go everywhere.
Tbh Wi-Fi was pretty slow, and the bed was quite hard.
John
2023-07-29
7/10
We had a really really nice trip with tasty and delicious breakfast.
Paul
2023-07-27
8/10
The place was fairly clean and wonderful, had incredible staff at the reception desk. Location: the hotel was so close to the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and other main atractions. The breakfast choices were very tasty and delicious with desserts.
Elizabeth
2023-07-20
7/10
The location was marvellous and unbeatable as it was close to an oceanarium and bars.
Well, the area was really noisy overall.
Paul
2023-06-24
8/10
The hotel was in a very central setting right next to all the tourist attractions. Everything was great, nonetheless a few employees were rather noisy. My breakfast was very tasty and good with biscuits and good coffee.
James
2023-05-19
8/10
The location was unbeatable, if you need to be close to a tower and an archaeological museum.
Mike
2023-05-18
8/10
It was in an excellent and absolutely perfect location with particularly nice views over the sea. We ate at a very comfortable restaurant for dinner.
Alice
2023-05-16
7/10
Incredible location in Old City Sultanahmet district so close to the Blue mosque well centrally located, the Hagia Sophia and the blue mosque, and downtown, near the main mosques and St Sofia cathedral, surrounded by shops and restaurants.
No shuttle to the airport at all.
Jo
2023-05-14
9/10
The location was excellent and unbeatable - very close to topkapi palace, museum, blue mosque, Gülhane Tram station and numerous restaurants nearby. A cool bonus was Blu Kitchen, located nearby, it offered tea and coffee.
Joe
2023-05-12
7/10
The place was wonderful and had incredible staff at the reception desk, loved the stay. We were given a family room with all necessary amenities upon arrival. The hotel's location was very central, in the mid center.
Adrian
2023-04-28
6/10
Hotel's location was unbeatable and comfortable, very close to the main attractions.
The setting was pretty bad.
John
2023-04-02
8/10
The breakfast has really tasty options with juices and desserts, as example. It has marvellous, fab setting, just next door to famous restaurants and hunderds, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, Hagia Sophia & Topkapi Palace Museum and tramway station.
Lucy
2023-03-28
7/10
It has magnificent location to see Basilica Cistern. It's so close to T1 tram as well as souvenir shops.
As we remember, there was no shuttle.
Alexander
2023-03-21
8/10
Had an unforgettable stay for a business trip. The restaurant was very comfy for dinner, we ordered appetising dishes. It was silent and included a safe, a mini bar and central heating. The extremely helpful and top-class staff gave us a nice welcome.
Ethel
2023-03-01
5/10
I was upgraded to silent family queen room with a very comfortable bed. Although some of the staff were not that friendly, I had a very relaxing stay.
Didn't like the area, it was really noisy.
Richard
2023-02-15
7/10
Pleasant and unique accommodation with STRATEGIC setting near all the main sites, restaurants, and the center. The staff was caring and top-class and the restaurant served delightful meals.
David
2023-02-07
7/10
The staff were cordial, no complaints. They helped us get a shuttle to the airport. The bed was exceptionally comfortable and it was great having a safe, a mini bar and central heating.
William
2023-02-04
7/10
Make sure to get triple room with a lovely view, all the necessities, internet.
Charles
2023-02-02
8/10
It had a great and unbeatable location just off almost famous tourist attraction such as Topkapi Palace. In New Hatay Restaurant you could have Turkish meals. The excellent service and shuttle to the airport far exceeded our expectations.
Gladys
2023-01-31
8/10
Great choice for trip. Magnificent and unbeatable trendy boutique hotel location really close to Sultanahmet Square, the tramway station and Also very close to the commercial markets.
Reg
2022-12-30
8/10
I loved the place, everything was perfect. The breakfast had plenty of food, like fruit, croissants and biscuits. The location of the hotel was marvellous - not too far from an Ottoman - era Friday mosque.
Thomas
2022-12-23
9/10
everything there was fine. incredible room with a big shower, internet, for instance as expected. with coffee & tea makers and glassware. central location hard to get taxis come by. so close to many sights and public transportation, blue mosque, and sightseeing.
Andrew
2022-12-23
9/10
Magnificent location close enough to Topkapi Palace and all main sightseeing and transport, very kind staff, could not be better. Situated only 1 km from Beach.
Greg
2022-12-08
8/10
Marvellous location on night life, easy to get anywhere. For tea or coffee visit Sultan's Restaurant nearby...
Not always friendly staff!
Jamie
2022-12-07
8/10
I didn't want to leave, so would definitely recommend this hotel. The room was cosy with a big shower and a lovely view. The location was awesome, not too far from a superb museum.
Some of the staff were not that friendly.
Arthur
2022-12-06
7/10
The total stay was really amazing for a business trip. We had a street view and a safe, a mini bar and central heating. You could leave a car close to the hotel. The location was best possible, for example, a neoclassical museum was within walking distance of the property. We dined at a pleasant nearby restaurant with Turkish dishes.
John
2022-11-12
7/10
The location was awesome, within walking distance of a Grand bazaar. The breakfast offered plenty of amazing meals.
That shuttle was missing.
George
2022-11-09
7/10
A good choice of savoury food for meals.
John
2022-10-26
9/10
Perfectly clean venue and hospitable employees. What a magnificent location in the centre! And not far from tram station as well as boats.
Ronald
2022-09-09
8/10
Very good staff and location, I liked its essentials. The restaurant was great for breakfast, I tried excellent dishes. It was quiet, clean bathroom.
Jean
2022-08-25
8/10
The hotel is a bit small, even so its staff and location were excellent, I liked that.
Richard
2022-08-22
8/10
It was a wonderful stay for a business trip. The hotel was situated in the central location convenient to the tram stations. Besides, we were really close to Hop on Hop Off, Istanbul, and markets.
Simon
2022-07-31
8/10
We had a private bathroom. It had central location close to Marmaray Sirkeci👍
Joseph
2022-07-18
8/10
The place was immaculately clean, I loved its staff and atmosphere.
James
2022-07-01
9/10
Had nice stay in the hotel for 3 night, the staff were courteous, location was stunning and close to everything. I loved the room with a lovely view, my bed was comfy. Everything seemed good, impeccably clean.
Richard
2022-06-26
8/10
The room was neat with a lovely view and had central heating, a personal safe and multi-channel TV.
William
2022-05-27
9/10
The room was functional with all the necessities, had wake-up service, that's cool. The location was best possible, a 10-15 minute walking distance from a superb museum.
Bill
2022-05-26
8/10
Thank you very much for the very nice stay for business trip. Wonderful and fantastic location, within walking distance of Bahnhof Istanbul Sirkeci. It is close to a basilica and a mosque.
George
2022-05-19
9/10
We had a great time staying at this hotel. Divine property in an amazing location near many dining options, the services were outstanding.
Helen
2022-04-06
9/10
Hospitable hotel with reasonable breakfast and an unbeatable location near to main street. Brand-new room, as well as especially helpful staff.
Brandon
2022-04-01
9/10
I liked the place and its staff and location.
W.
2022-03-25
7/10
Appreciated the place, had a fantastic stay in Fatih area. The staff were cordial and kind, were waiting for us in the good reception.
William
2022-02-05
8/10
Location and staff were wonderful, and this hotel was reasonably priced and spotless. I liked the room, the bed was comfortable.
Bob
2022-01-29
7/10
I loved its location and staff, lovely building. Lots of food available in the restaurant.
Richard
2022-01-21
8/10
Everything was very good and immaculately clean, I appreciated location and staff. The room exceeded all expectations, beautiful with a lovely view. The restaurant was good and served tasty food.
Nathaniel
2022-01-14
8/10
Ideal location, large bed, tasty breakfast. Air-conditioned bedroom. Friendly service from the lovely staff that we interacted with. Totally lovely experience.
Michael
2021-12-22
9/10
I loved my stay, just such great. Lovely hotel with outstanding location and staff. The area was good.
Elmer
2021-12-02
8/10
Excellent base for stopover in Istanbul. We had a double room with a lovely view and internet, as example. The vibe here was quiet. We could use wake up calls and ironing at no cost too.
Earl
2021-11-23
8/10
Our stay was a really comfortable experience. The rooms where well-kept and absolutely perfect, the food was outstanding. Very comfy bed and comfortable furniture. Top location to Beach. Besides, it was at a moderate distance from downtown, that worked for us.
John
2021-08-24
9/10
Freshly renovated rooms, incredibly attentive staff were ready to help. Magnificent view, a great balcony, perfect bed, too. Everything was incredible as expected, however the bathroom was very small. Staff provided impeccable service and helped us with baggage. Breakfast had lots of food, including lovely cereals, cakes, hardboiled eggs, meats and bacon.
Ted
2021-08-05
8/10
Many things to mention - superb rooms, helpful staff, so good food. There were a market and stores around the hotel. A mini bar, television, iron and ironing board in the room and the big bed. The staff did all they can for a comfortable stay.
David
2021-07-25
5/10
Location and staff are nice, I loved it. The room is reasonably priced. The bathrooms are luxurious.
Typical views from the window.
Oscar
2021-07-20
9/10
Such wonderful stay in this hotel. Room is amazingly comfortable, breakfast is savoury, location is convenient! Plenty of supplies in the room: a personal safe, a flat-screen TV and a mini bar fridge.
Marc
2021-06-29
8/10
The room was extremely functional and we loved the stay.
Walt
2021-06-13
9/10
Breathtaking location and overall clean throughout. The rooms were fairly quiet, twin bedroom for a good sleep. The service was personalized and the food was tasty. I loved nearby salute pub & restaurant, they had nice drinks.
Julian
2021-04-08
9/10
The hotel was very hospitable, with fab location and staff. Really comfy bed gave us a good nights sleep.
Howard
2021-03-23
8/10
Room was very peaceful and functional, staff was obliging. Really pretty view of city. Absolutely wonderful breakfast, exceptional service. Facilities were basic too. The hotel was in a pedestrian area: )
Charles
2020-03-20
8/10
Best hotel experience. We enjoyed staff and the food here. Wonderful base for city trip in Istanbul.
John
2020-01-04
9/10
The food and staff were all EXCEPTIONAL. Located in 1 mile from the blue mosque.
