Best Western Empire Palace Hotel & Spa

Magnificent view, savoury breakfast options with fruit and fresh products, for instance. Comfortable and ideal location, pedestrian area, near Blue Mosque & Galata Bridge, tourist attractions and tram station, and the restaurant where extremely friendly and helpful.

Fairly clean property with cooperative staff. Friendly service, good and lovely position is amazing close to the Blue mosque well centrally located. Great food.

Nice building and rooms with breakfast. Early check-in, parking close to the hotel. No charge for wake up service and ironing too. Great and unbeatable setting and an oceanarium and bars close to the venue. Found in a great area, close to a tower and an archaeological museum.

Everything was perfect, including amazingly nice and very courteous staff at the reception desk. Loved the traditional-style building and large and soundproof room with a good view. The hotel had great location right by everything, from Hagia Sophia to Blue Mosque, and the tourist attractions and restaurants. Found time to see Princes Street Gardens, that's a 10-15 minute walk from the property.

Enjoyed the place, it was wonderful and worked for me. The location was very central, really close to at a walking distance to grand bazaar, the Blue mosque well centrally located and good restaurant. Besides, Etihad Stadium was 5 km away from the venue. Tasty breakfast and other services were excellent. I came here for 8 nights and had a relaxing stay.

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay, 100% recommend. Generally, the place was pleasant and had lovely staff with excellent customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for our family. We got a room with a bathtub. The location was marvellous and unbeatable, close to the attractions like a tower and an archaeological museum, and others. The hotel was close to a harbour and a park and overlooked the street.

The staff was very amiable and the room was functional and good sized. The location was perfect and exceptionally nice, very close to SultanAhmet Tram station and the interior design was nice. Also, the venue was just 1 km from Northern Quarter bars.

The location was marvellous and fab, in the centre of the city, we enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed our well-equipped rooms, plus the staff was knowledgeable. Booked a room with breakfast which was quite nice. The food was outstanding - a lot of options.

Clean property with incredible and exceptional staff at the reception desk. Great and lovely location close to Galata tower, good for visiting Istanbul.

Really enjoyed this low-budget hotel, and we would return anytime. Everything was perfect, had a really amazing stay for a business trip. They recommended a very comfortable restaurant at the ground floor.

We stayed in the family room equipped with reasonable view as well as comfy bed.

Perfect place with amazingly attentive staff and fast wi-fi. Beautifully presented, well-kept room, wonderful breakfast. Great views out over the sea. Perfect location close to historical sites, in the lively area. Early check-in and exceptional service. Late check out.

The location was nice very close to many city sights. Furthermore, it was just a short stroll away from Basilica Cistern.

The area was really bad.

Its amazing, central location was a plus.

A good choice of outstanding food. Magnificent and unbeatable location near all the historical sites and easy access to a bazaar and a bakery.

Lovely welcoming place all in all, has very amiable staff with the service by the staff members.

The location is fab and great, it is close to a tower and an archaeological museum. It is close to an oceanarium and bars.

The service was excellent, that made the hotel ideal and pleasant place. Besides, my parking was close to the venue. The venue's position was central. Btw, it was just a short walk away from a Holy mosque.

The location was marvellous and unbeatable, next to best monuments in Istanbul, the rest of Istanbul is easy to reach and Gülhane Tram station & Gülhane Park, in a great area. The breakfast was very tasty with desserts, biscuits and croissants, you will not be disappointed.

Fairly clean accommodation, incredible and exceptional staff at the reception desk. Functional rooms with a sofa bed, central heating, and an iron.

The rooms were brand-new & soundproof with good comfortable mattresses. Comfortable location near major landmarks was a plus.

Had awesome stay for business trip. The location was unbeatable close to a tower and an archaeological museum. Plus it was close to an oceanarium and bars.

Excellent location to the historical center of Istanbul and easy access to a bazaar and souvenir shops. Savoury and delicious breakfast with croissants and various products and fruit, particularly nice views.

Decent sized and soundproof room with the air conditioner, a big shower and reasonable view. Location - excellent and amazing close to the market, and Gülhane Tram station & Gülhane Park where thousands of Tulips bloom in spring time.

Fairly clean place & incredible staff at the reception desk. Exceptionally comfortable bed in the family room, plus a sofa bed, central heating, and an iron. Great location in the old area of Istanbul, good facilities.

My room was well-equipped with all necessary amenities.

The breakfast they served was eatable, hope one day it will definitely be improved.

Very good stay for business trip. Enjoyable breakfast with fresh products and biscuits, as example at the restaurant. Ideal, excellent location really close to restaurants and landmarks, Sultan's palace, and walking to major attractions. Again, not far from Gulhane Park.

Very central location - close to a tower and an archaeological museum. Wonderful room and neat with good comfortable mattresses.

The setting was quite unbeatable and comfortable within easy reach of a superb museum.

Facilities were best, nevertheless Wi-Fi connection was slow.

The property was pleasant with lovely and great staff with the service by the staff members, I appreciated the stay. The hotel had a very central location, close to a tower and an archaeological museum. Everything here was great, I would love to come back here some time.

Functional room with a sofa bed, central heating and an iron, and lovely view from it. Hypoallergenic pillows and down pillows, exceptionally comfortable bed

Its location was comfortable, very close to the museums. The staff was extremely helpful all that time. The room was very nicely furnished and soundproof and what's more - included shower facilities, a hair dryer and a bidet.

Good home base for 3 nights with lovely and great staff with the service by the staff members. Nice hotel in a fab location close to a tower and an archaeological museum.

Wonderful fairly clean property, it has incredible staff with excellent customer service and sorting out the room arrangements for my family.

Thanks guys for a very nice stay for a business trip. The breakfasts are savoury and delicious with variety of options. The rooms offered are beautifully presented and well-equipped with a lovely view, a big shower, for instance. The personnel is amazingly attentive and thoughtful.

Views are very strange.

Clean place, staff was very hospitable. My room was well-equipped and soundproof with good comfortable mattresses, a very comfortable bed plus reasonable view as described.

The services were amazing. The room we booked was tidy with a late check out. The place had a family atmosphere. The location was unbeatable - ease of access to Marmaray Sirkeci.

Views were strange.

Spotless room, had an excellent stay for business trip. Comfy beds, tasty selection for breakfast. Breathtaking location for our visit to Basilica Cistern within walking distance of the hotel...

Everything was simply really good. The staff was attentive, and the restaurant was good. Could leave our car close to the hotel. Incredible location exactly where we wanted to be close to a tram station. Besides, the area was lively, next to Cagaloglu.

Magnificent location for exploring Istanbul with a shuttle to the airport.

No shuttle to the airport.

The restaurant was great at the ground floor here, I had freshly cooked dishes.

Neat and silent rooms complete with good breakfast, internet, as for instance. The location is unbeatable and best possible, 1 km from Basilica Cistern.

The place was hospitable, we loved it. The hotel was in the central setting in the best area. The atmosphere was quiet and the staff were thoughtful.

Crowded area, very central location very close to the main attractions, and major sights. Enjoyable breakfast with plenty of incredible foods. The stuff - attentive and caring.

all in all everything was perfect, had a perfect stay for a business trip. the room was cosy and amazing with internet, a lovely view plus a big shower, had a good night's sleep. all the facilities were clean.

Our room was scenic and soundproof, with nice decor. The bed was big and the food was fab. The location was peaceful, within walking distance of a byzantine basilica museum.

Had a nice stay here. Had double room with a lovely view and wake-up service was available in it. The service offered was great! The hotel was set in a central area near to Hafiz Mustafa for baklava and local delicacies as well as Blue Mosque.

This hotel is equal to 4 stars. Thoroughly enjoyed dining at Raymond Restaurant, set within 5 minutes' walk.

Convenient base for a 4-night stay. We greatly enjoyed very good food and location😃👌

No reason to complain with the hotel. 4-star venue in Istanbul...