Arena Hotel - Special Class

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Arena Hotel - Special Class
The 4-star Arena Hotel - Special Class Istanbul is merely 9 minutes' walk from Basilica Cistern and offers a bureau de change and a lift. This Istanbul hotel lies in the Old City Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, nearly 20 minutes' walk from such cultural sights as the enormous Topkapi Palace.
The property is approximately a 5-minute walk from Blue Mosque and relatively near Boukoleon Palace. The Arena Hotel - Special Class Istanbul places you nearly a 5-minute walk from Sea of Marmara. The ornate 16th - century Suleymaniye Mosque is situated around 25 minutes' walk from the accommodation. There is Catladikapi bus stop a short walk from Arena Hotel - Special Class.
This Istanbul property features 43 rooms equipped with a flat-screen TV with satellite channels as well as a minibar fridge. You'll find nice touches like a separate toilet and a shower, along with hairdryers and towels to enhance your stay. Guests can also enjoy views of the sea.
The property provides a Turkish steam room, a Turkish bath, and a sauna. The onsite spa amenities include a wellness centre and a spa lounge. There is a business centre available for corporate travellers.
Offering Turkish dishes, Kale Derya lies just 1.1 km from this Istanbul hotel.
Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- 24-hour services
- Express check-in/ -out
- Spa and relaxation
- On-site Dining
- Meeting facilities
- Child-friendly
- Air conditioning
Facilities
- No smoking on site
- Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- VIP check-in/ -out
- Express check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Locker room
- Lift
- Currency exchange
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- Key access
- Electric kettle
- Bar/ Lounge area
- Outdoor dining area
- Dinner
- Leisure/ TV room
- Spa & wellness centre
- Sauna
- Turkish bath
- Body scrub
- Facial
- Treatment room
- Massage
- Public Bath
- Paid airport shuttle
- Pet amenities available
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Welcome drink
- Business centre
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Soundproofed rooms
- Sitting area
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Free toiletries
- Sink
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Cots
- Playpen
- Parquet floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1.
Map
Local Attractions
Attractions
- Little Hagia Sophia (200 m)
- Taksim Square (3.8 km)
- Bootsrundfahrt in Istanbul (1.9 km)
- Kadirga Park (350 m)
- Firat Kultur Merkezi (450 m)
- Theodosius Cistern (350 m)
- Serpent Column (250 m)
- Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (300 m)
- Istanbul Modern Art Museum (2.5 km)
Airports
- Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International (43 km)
Train stations
- Sultanahmet Tram Station (500 m)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Walter
2024-06-04
Really enjoyed our stay at the hotel and recommend it to anyone. Its location was good and unbeatable to commute to the important tourist attractions in the sultan Ahmet area.
Ian
2024-05-17
Wonderful place, exceptionally comfortable beds, superfriendly staff. Budget double room with views of the ocean. Tasty and delicious breakfast, including scrambled eggs and yoghourt. Marvellous and lovely location in the heart of the city. Also set nearby a tram station.
Richard
2024-03-26
Amazing location, really nice restaurant. Brand-new silent rooms with pleasant views of the sea, and a work desk, a flat-screen television, and a seating area. Good service throughout my stay.
Elizabeth
2024-03-22
Everything was great, loved our very positive stay. We had a spacious bedroom. Very good breakfast and other services were helpful. On the plus side, there was parking onsite.
Lewis
2024-03-17
Comfort room had upgrades, it was carpeted and neat. The breakfast was tasty and very good - plenty of meals - scrambled eggs and yoghourt.
Bill
2024-02-10
The venue's position was very central. Brand-new and fully renovated room, it included a work desk, a flat-screen television, and a seating area.
Tom
2024-01-24
The staff was very competent and helpful, offered us concierge service and wake up calls free of charge. Our imperial suite was equipped with a nice view as well as king size bed.
Patrick
2024-01-20
Marvellous location for visiting restaurants and cafés. True 4-star experience, incredible service.
Nathaniel
2024-01-17
We had a real good 5 nights stay. The staff were top-class and caring, gave us great tips. It had an unbeatable location not far from Grand Bazar, monuments, and the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, and the Egyptian Bazaar.
Charles
2024-01-07
The rooms where budget and spotless with private bathrooms.
Guy
2023-11-11
Brand-new, great-sized room with a private bathroom and shower facilities, a hair dryer, and bath sheets. Sincere staff, amazing location in the sultan Ahmet area. Plus, walking distance to Ataturk.
Jeff
2023-11-11
It had particularly good location, near to galata. Also, we were 2 km from our favourite spot Buckingham Palace.
Harry
2023-11-10
Excellent location close to all major historic sites and museums and 2 tram stations, it's central.
William
2023-10-30
Everything was perfect, including excellent staff especially the manager. Scrambled eggs and yoghourt provided for breakfast was good! The location was excellent, just next door to all the highlights of Istanbul as well as the center Taksim. And it was within walking distance of a byzantine basilica museum. No complaints whatsoever, the hotel met the purpose.
Geoffrey
2023-10-27
This was a really good stay on vacation. It was an absolutely perfect location so close to the boats to the asian side of Istanbul, the cultural and historical capital of the Ottoman Empire and modern day Turkey, and other areas for eating well.
Maggie
2023-10-11
Helpful service overall and parking nearby.
Thomas
2023-09-14
The units were beautifully maintained with a balcony. Plus, the location is amazing, minutes from a historic mosque.
Lucy
2023-09-01
The location was good - just a walk down to everywhere we wanted to go. Really enjoyed that it was close to a tram station. We had a comfort room with a work desk, a flat-screen television, and a seating area.
Dale
2023-08-26
Perfect service, ideal and modest place. Position: in the very quiet area, in the heart of the city. Besides, easy access to a l6th-century mosque. Lots of different cafés and restaurants to eat outside the hotel.
James
2023-08-19
Good stay on a working vacation. Exceptionally clean place with fabulously friendly staff members and sea views. Set close to a tram station, handy for getting about. Extremely comfy bed in comfort queen room with a work desk, a flat-screen television, and a seating area.
Brian
2023-08-18
Perfectly clean place & excellent and sincere staff with the service meeting the standards associated with a boutique hotel. Scrambled eggs and yoghourt available for breakfast. Amazing location in the nice quiet area, just next door to the near-by restaurants, all the main sights and the Hagia Sophia Museum and the tram.
Peter
2023-08-02
We appreciated this place, as it was the best hotel. The room was silent and beautifully decorated, complete with a king size bed, the showers, for instance. The location was absolutely perfect for walking around an Ottoman - era Friday mosque.
Well, there was no balcony.
David
2023-07-26
We walked everywhere, the location was absolutely perfect, close to attraction places.
Alfred
2023-07-24
The setting was quite good within easy reach of an Ottoman - era Friday mosque.
Ryan
2023-07-23
Offers amazing and lovely location in a nice quiet area. I have stayed in the comfort king room with balcony. Hotel's breakfast is savoury and delicious with varieties in food and hot options like scrambled eggs, as example.
Herbert
2023-07-16
Had very good stay on vacation. The location of this hotel really close to the near-by restaurants, taxis have a hard time finding and the main tourist attractions was nice. Also, it was not very far from Sultanahmet District Square.
Mary
2023-06-30
Absolutely perfect location not far from all major tourist sites, and other main tourist attractions, I felt safe.
Tommy
2023-06-30
Excellent people working here, lovely welcoming and modest place. Comfort room with all the facilities, a balcony and a king size bed. Savoury and delicious breakfast - scrambled eggs and yoghourt. Amazing and lovely location when travelling to Istanbul. Found in a nice quiet area. Btw, close to a tram station.
Joseph
2023-06-09
Tasty and delicious breakfast options, including scrambled eggs and yoghourt. Particularly good location right next to Solullu Mehmet Pasha mosque which was on my' to do' list, and spacious bedrooms. Besides, very convenient to Ataturk.
John
2023-06-08
The location was beautiful, within walking distance of Sultanahmet District Public Square. The breakfast offered a great selection of good meals;)))
Jessica
2023-05-17
Special and clean place with really kind staff with impeccable service.
James
2023-05-13
Awesome brilliant location, to IST Havalimani airport. And next to Sultan Ahmet square and all major tourist sites.
Wayne
2023-05-01
We loved this stay. Everything was good, so were amazing views of the sea. The restaurant was MAGNIFICENT for breakfast here, we had hot dishes. The local staff was extremely polite and exceptionally nice.
Luke
2023-04-22
Everything was good, yet we stayed for 6 nights only. The restaurant was magnificent for breakfast, it had hot dishes.
Phil
2023-04-13
The staff was amiable, so I will be back. The breakfast had lots of scrambled eggs and yoghourt. They gave me comfort queen room with a nice balcony, a really good bathroom, as example. The location was marvellous, close to a palace museum.
Thomas
2023-04-05
Truly enjoyed the place, had a very positive stay on vacation.
Michael
2023-03-30
It was budget, tidy and with balcony. Appreciated scrambled eggs and yoghourt for breakfast. The location was great - ease of access to a restored column.
Michael
2023-03-17
The property was in the heart of the city. The staff was polite and incredible, they showed us what good service is supposed to be like.
George
2023-03-02
The rooms were light and cool, included a work desk, a flat-screen television and a seating area, I really enjoyed it. They offered scrambled eggs and yoghourt for breakfast. The hotel was in the very central setting in the district.
Tony
2023-02-23
The units are fully renovated, budget. The location is magnificent, nearby a tram station. The staff are extremely polite and amazingly nice people especially the manager.
Bernard
2023-02-07
We had 3 special days here, totally recommend the place. We ate at a very nice restaurant for breakfast. It was in an amazing location with a historic mosque nearby.
Katharine
2023-02-03
Its location within walking distance of a byzantine basilica museum was stunning.
Alf
2022-12-28
Top location to the blue mosque with views on the Marmara Sea. So close to major tourist attractions.
Patrick
2022-12-17
Budget and incredible units with a balcony and a really good bathroom plus comfortable bed.
Sandra
2022-11-30
Our stay here was real good, characterful base for exploring Istanbul. The imperial queen suite was budget and silent with a bath. The food was brilliant and there were lots of dishes in the menu. The breakfast was healthy, the check in was early.
Margaret
2022-11-21
We like the marvellous and brilliant location - nearby a tram station. The rooms are huge and silent, the view is amazing.
Tony
2022-10-11
The staff was cooperative - I would stay here again. I had comfort queen room with a private bathroom. It was nestled close to a bus station.
David
2022-10-04
Central location - walk from a museum and historic sites. Nice variety of yoghourt and scrambled eggs for breakfast...
Betty
2022-10-02
The stay here was great on vacation. Exceptionally comfortable beds, a work desk, flat-screen TV and a seating area were a nice touch. It had very central location close to a Roman triumphal column. The hotel was in a nice area, close to the centre, Sultanahmed square and the Blue Mosque. The facilities were excellent too.
Howard
2022-09-28
This hotel met expectations in every way, would recommend. Thank you all for a really really nice stay on vacation. The staff were attentive, everything was perfect during our stay. We got comfort room with balcony and loved it.
James
2022-09-25
Best possible location to a historic mosque. Also - not far from the main sites, the centre of the old town, and Bursa.
Reginald
2022-09-14
stayed in silent imperial suite with a nice view, 1 large bed + 1 single bed, as for instance. you could leave a car nearby.
John
2022-09-01
The location was marvellous, within walking distance of Beyazit. Furthermore, the area was nice quiet.
Robert
2022-07-30
The units are spotless with a balcony. The location is central, near Istanbul.
Kathryn
2020-02-03
We liked staff and the food. Arch Bistro, located within 10 minutes' walk, is a good dining option. Free WiFi worked well.
Hugh
2020-01-06
We appreciated location and staff, it had everything that we wanted for our vacation. Ozi pizza and pasta is an easy walk to the hotel.