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Hotel Saint Sophia

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Grand Deluxe Room with Hagia Sophia View
Hypo-allergenic bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Front of property
Breakfast, lunch and dinner served
Reception hall

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services
  • Bar

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Alemdar Cad. 2, Sultanahmet, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34112
  • Place, Blue Mosque
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Sultanahmet Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Hagia Sophia
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Istanbul (IST)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

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

Deluxe Room (Grand)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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

Deluxe Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(6 reviews)
  • City view
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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

Superior Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(14 reviews)
  • City view
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Standard Single Room

Standard Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Courtyard Room With Terrace

Courtyard Room With Terrace

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • City view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Grand Deluxe Room with Hagia Sophia View

Grand Deluxe Room with Hagia Sophia View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • City view
  • 30 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Istanbul

With a stay at Hotel Saint Sophia, you'll be centrally located in Istanbul, steps from Hagia Sophia and 3 minutes by foot from Blue Mosque. .This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Grand Bazaar and 0.2 mi (0.2 km) from Sultanahmet Square.

What's nearby

  • Basilica Cistern - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Gülhane Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Blue Mosque - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Sultanahmet Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hagia Sophia - 3 min walk - 0.3 km

Getting around

  • Sultanahmet Station - 4 min walk
  • Sirkeci Marmaray Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Espressolab - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪EFEZÂDE - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sofia Garden - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Green Corner - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Basilica Restaurant - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Hotel Saint Sophia

Beaux Arts hotel with a coffee shop, steps from Hagia Sophia
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.

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. Bathrooms feature showers with 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.

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

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

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Beaux Arts architecture
  • Built in 2000
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

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

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Dressing gowns
  • Hair dryer
  • 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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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 day

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 day

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. 685 out of 915 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 180 out of 915 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 915 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 915 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 915 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gilbert

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very good location, but hotel is kind of old and needs serious renovation.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ramon

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the location
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel and location. We loved staying there. Very friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Simon

Fabulous location and friendly staff.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is literally right next to the Hagia Sophia, opposite the Basilica Cistern and only five mins walk to the Blue Mosque, 5-8 mins to the Grand Bazaar. Absolutely endless choice of cafes, restaurants and gift shops. Tram Stop at Sultanahmet is five mins walk with frequent trams into the city. So, quite the historic and tourist centre. I had a deluxe room at the rear of the hotel which had a brilliant view of the Hagia Sophia and quiet; you get the call to prayer five times which lasts for about five minutes. The quality of the hotel is very good. Very helpful staff. Very enjoyable traditional Turkish Breakfast. Difficult to get to from the international airport by public transport (but I did it and quite an experience in itself) but a cheap and good alternative is to get the Havaist bus to Sultanahmet (TRY 315). So, a great place to stay for a trip, especially a first trip, to Istanbul!
Nice bed
Good quality bathroom
Desk etc
View from my room
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helmut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right in the center where you want to be. Difficult access is compensated by staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

regeniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

SANDHYA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff and 1 minute from major attractions, can’t beat the location.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

tomoko

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel environment Extensive delicious breakfast Super friendly staff. 100% to ENES who went above and beyond his duties to assist even with any issues relating to tours & taxis Bravo ENES / Great job
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

leslie, CHICAGO

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean comfortable convenient. and most importantly Excellent & experienced staff taking extra care to ensure customer satisfaction.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

LOVELY

10/10 Staff was lovely! We enjoyed our 2 night stay. Boutique and clean & in a great location. Came from the US.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Xiaoming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel with very friendly staff next to Hagia Sofia. The breakfast is superb. And it is close to the main attractions. The problems are: 1. Very noisy room next to a busy street, and 2. There is a big slope in front of the hotel without car access. You have to walk about 500 meters in order to take a cab.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tzujan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location,highly recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mario

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location and service are 1st rate. You will not find a better location or a nice group of people. If you are going to Istanbul, this is just steps away from every major site that Istanbul has to offer.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mengxing

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small and sweet place. Very convenient and the staff is great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All around excellent service - the team really went above and beyond to make our experience memorable. And an incredible location to boot!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalia

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Ok hotel, good location

It was ok
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Junaid

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location, clean and inviting, staff are friendly and helpful. Taxi drop off / pick up point is a few minutes from the hotel. We would stay here again. Happy to recommend 👌
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Could not speak any higher about this Hotel. The staff were over the top helpful. The service was top notch and the location is ideal. I will definitely go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

farah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property with very convenient location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025