Hotel Empress Zoe

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Hotel Empress Zoe
Hotel Empress Zoe, set next to the functioning Blue Mosque, is 45 km from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International airport. Set close to the enormous Topkapi Palace, this venue boasts air-conditioned rooms along with a bar, a sun deck and a library available onsite.
The ancient Column of Constantine is 1 km from the accommodation, while the great Hagia Sophia Museum is 450 metres away. Guests can reach the centre of Istanbul within 15 minutes' walk. Hotel Empress Zoe is a few minutes' drive from the palace Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts.
Rooms at this hotel overlook the garden and include smoke detectors, TV and ironing facilities as well as bathrooms with bath sheets, shower caps and a bath. En suite rooms also come with private bathrooms.
The property serves a continental breakfast. Middle Eastern cuisine is available at the on-site Albura Kathisma Cafe & Restaurant. The poolside bar is complemented by a lounge and a spacious terrace. Sirkeci train station is less than 10 minutes' walk away. The accommodation also features parking spaces, storage for belongings and a safe deposit box.
Amenities
Main Features
- Wi-Fi
- 24-hour services
- Express check-in/ -out
- Child-friendly
- Air conditioning
- No pets allowed
Facilities
- No smoking on site
- Wi-Fi
- No parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- Express check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Security
- Luggage storage
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key access
- Electric kettle
- Cookware/ Kitchen utensils
- Outdoor dining area
- Dinner
- Beach umbrellas
- Sun terrace
- Garden area
- Paid airport shuttle
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Fax/Photocopying
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Patio
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Dining table
- Ironing facilities
- Free toiletries
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Cots
- Parquet floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- There are no extra beds provided in a room.
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Local Attractions
Attractions
- Basilica Cistern (400 m)
- Taksim Square (3.4 km)
- Suleymaniye Mosque (1.8 km)
- Hagia Irene (400 m)
- German Fountain (400 m)
- Cappadicia hot balloon (400 m)
- The Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (300 m)
- Sultanahmet Arkeolojik Park (300 m)
- Istanbul Modern Art Museum (2.2 km)
Airports
- Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International (44 km)
Train stations
- Cankurtaran Train Station (200 m)
Reviews
100% Verified Reviews
Hugh
2024-03-22
A great selection of products for a tasty and fantastic breakfast. Adequate double room in a traditional style. Magnificent good location, in the harbor.
Dan
2024-03-08
Tasty and wonderful breakfast with fruits, strong coffee, cheeses prepared by accommodating stuff.
Alex
2024-02-24
This property was tidy and simply stunning. Tastefully decorated and brand-new rooms with a garden view, Historical value, as for instance, felt like home.
Helen
2024-02-23
Make sure to get double room with a queen bed in the bedroom, garden view, for example. All of the hotel's staff are amazingly attentive.
Roland
2024-02-20
Wonderful and homely place with accommodating staff. Pretty building, magnificent and good location close to the southern peninsula as well as the blue mosque and restaurants all around.
Charlie
2024-02-14
Had lots of options for breakfast, it was savoury. I booked beautifully decorated and unique room, that was offered with the garden, the bedroom, as for instance.
Herbert
2024-02-04
The venue is perfect and homey with accommodating staff.
The bathrooms are very small.
Andrew
2024-01-30
The location was the best - an easy walk to everywhere we wanted to go. There were restaurants and great restaurants next door.
Roland
2024-01-22
Outstandingly helpful staff and savoury breakfast with fabulous products.
John
2024-01-03
Perfect location as it is walking distance to historic sites and a mosque. There are restaurants and bars walking distance to the hotel.
Allan
2023-12-29
The accommodation was exceptional with hard-working staff. I really enjoyed varied breakfast and its fabulous variety. I had a relaxing stay in a long time.
Peter
2023-12-19
We loved the room, it was well decorated and had central heating, a work desk, and ironing facilities. The incredibly attentive staff accommodated all the needs A tram station was located walk from the venue.
Mary
2023-12-15
The hotel's location was marvellous, very close to a pretty inner courtyard / garden, the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace and the old town and those attractions. The breakfast was fantastic, all meals were delicious. The staff was personable, so I would happily return.
Daniel
2023-12-03
The location in a cozy area was historic. The staff was hard-working, kept everything neat and fabulous. Our room with beautiful decor was themed.
Reginald
2023-11-27
The breakfast was savoury and delicious even for Turkey, I loved its value. The location was absolutely incredible and excellent, so close to the promenade that runs all along the water's edge, the major sites and the old town and those attractions.
Albert
2023-11-20
Well decorated unit in a traditional style. Hard-working staff and quick to respond.
John
2023-11-16
Tasty and fantastic breakfast with plenty of meals. Magnificent setting, very close to such a pretty garden as well as many tourist attractions.
Pamela
2023-11-05
Fresh food for tasty and fantastic breakfast even for Turkey.
Quite busy area.
Jack
2023-10-27
I have stayed in the double room with a good view. The location is magnificent, walk from a tram station. Staff is amazingly attentive and very caring and you can park your car nearby.
Richard
2023-10-27
The location it offers is perfect and incredible, walking distance to historic sites and a mosque. Comfortable bed, themed room that has a marble bathroom.
John
2023-10-18
The double room with a balcony and fluffy bedsheets. Rich breakfast with lots of delicacies and amazingly helpful staff.
Allan
2023-10-13
Everything was perfect, breakfast was savoury and rich. The room was beautifully decorated and brand-new with a garden view, besides it had wake-up service, just in case. The location of this hotel just off major attractions and excellent breakfasts available in the garden or indoors and the promenade was magnificent and perfect. Furthermore, we could get to a Holy mosque.
Bill
2023-10-09
Extremely helpful staff and altogether a quite comfortable experience. Comfortable beds, a fridge, an air conditioning, and an individual safe in the room.
Gary
2023-10-06
Elegant and amazingly clean rooms with a refrigerator, an air conditioning, and an individual safe, very comfy beds. Delicious food for breakfast in the courtyard.
Cecil
2023-09-29
Its location was ideal, so close to the sea, and especially Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. Had beautifully decorated and brand-new room complete with beautiful view, garden, doubled windows.
John
2023-09-28
The breakfasts were savoury and delicious with strong coffee and cheeses, for instance and the staff were competent, did not rush us. The hotel was in a very central location centrally to the main tourist spots it is ideally placed.
Henry
2023-09-27
Relaxing, perfect rooms, exceptionally comfortable bed, personable staff.
Jean
2023-08-15
Pretty place and magnificent location right by dolphins swimming in amongst the day tripper boats as well as a beautiful garden to eat. Relaxing double room, exceptionally comfortable beds.
Peter
2023-08-11
Location - magnificent and good, close to the Marmara sea, the top tourist attraction of istanbul and a lovely garden overlooking the romantic ruin of a hamman. Besides, excellent for visiting Sultanahmet District Public Square.
Callum
2023-08-01
Incredible breakfast, relaxing king room. A balcony and a mini kitchenette in the bedroom. Great and fantastic location in a lounge area in a lovely area.
Fiona
2023-07-24
The breakfast is savoury, and the location is magnificent just off the enchanting garden, the Old City on a street with lots of restaurants of the things the Grand Bazaar sells and Blue Mosque and Aya Sofia.
Adam
2023-07-17
Thank you very much for the very comfortable stay for 8 nights in 2 different rooms. Varied breakfast with fruits, the staff is amazingly attentive. This hotel has an excellent and incredible location walk from a tram station. Will be returning here soon, I loved the stay.
Adam
2023-07-07
Tbh, had a very comfortable stay by several nights. Asked for the guest room and it was ready when we arrived. The location was fantastic right in the historic center and the staff here was exceptionally nice.
Jeremy
2023-07-03
The breakfast was savoury and tasty, had plenty of food. The staff was amiable and around most of the time. This unique hotel had a very central setting in the heart of Istanbul.
Mark
2023-06-30
Fantastic breakfast even for Turkey, we really enjoyed it. The location was great and stunning, in the lovely green garden with easy access to shops and convenience stores. Had a terrific stay for 8 nights in 2 different rooms, and would love to come back.
Simon
2023-06-21
We loved staying here, the place met the criteria. Extremely helpful and very caring staff, provided useful info. The stay was comfortable; nothing too much trouble.
Laura
2023-06-04
Overall the room is reasonably large, huge and includes a refrigerator, a personal safe, and air conditioner. Tasty breakfast and the stuff is efficient!
James
2023-05-31
Overall it was a really comfortable stay by several nights. The hotel was placed in the very central location close to important landmarks.
Stephen
2023-05-06
The hotel was located unbeatable for us, walk from a tram station. There was a fantastic restaurant, a bazaar and a grand bazaar next door.
Richard
2023-03-30
It was an excellent stay by several nights. The food was great at the garden. The location was ideal as historic sites and a mosque were walking distance to the hotel.
Florence
2023-03-28
Fairly clean and chic place and the breakfast was delicious. Had a double room with a supplementary heating, the bedroom, as example and I loved it. A hairdryer, shower caps and bath sheets were very handy. The location was stunning, not very far from a functioning mosque.
James
2023-03-20
It was as expected, had a relaxing stay by several nights. We got double room and liked it.
Jack
2023-03-03
The staff was hard-working and the rooms were beautifully decorated.
Willie
2023-02-10
I appreciated the breakfast time in the courtyard. The breakfast was savoury, the room was neat and elegant. It had magnificent location with access to a historic mosque nearby;))
Charlie
2023-01-29
This was a terrific stay by several nights. The unit we got was atmospheric with a balcony, a terrace plus garden view. Got a tasty and incredible breakfast included.
Karen
2022-12-10
This is a hotel go-to for Istanbul! Everything is fairly clean and great. The location is brilliant and handy, within walking distance of an enormous palace.
Matthew
2022-12-05
This was a perfect and quiet hotel with a very central location in the city Centre.
Tony
2022-11-20
The staff was hospitable, competent, and responded promptly to requests.
Darren
2022-11-14
The breakfast was rich even for Turkey. All of the staff were hospitable, efficient. The location was handy, for example, a functioning mosque was relatively close to the hotel. Besides, it was just next door to tram station, Istanbul and the walled gardens.
Roy
2022-11-01
relaxing property with a savoury breakfast. plenty of options for breakfast in the garden. marvellous and stunning location, not too far from a historic mosque. what a such wonderful stay, no complaints.
Chatty staff!
Mick
2022-10-23
Incredible breakfasts even for Turkey. Relaxing units with a terrace above the garden. Brilliant location, not too far from a byzantine basilica museum.
Patrick
2022-09-29
Fairly clean place with competent staff and ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING view of the sea. Totally very comfortable stay by several nights.
Bill
2022-09-11
This place was simple in general with an attentive staff team. The location was marvellous and handy, within walking distance of Cocoon. The informal bar was a plus. We didn't want to leave and will be back, liked the hotel...
John
2022-07-31
It was surely a really comfortable stay for 8 nights in 2 different rooms. It had very central location close to an Ottoman - era Friday mosque. I enjoyed the fairly nice area near to the southern peninsula as well as the ancient ruins.
Mike
2021-01-24
Location is in the middle of the city. Unforgettable stay, as always;)))