Rast Hotel Sultanahmet
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Rast Hotel Sultanahmet
Nestled within 25 minutes' walk of the Ottoman Fatih Mosque and Complex, the fantastic Rast Hotel Sultanahmet Istanbul is proud to feature an archaeological museum. Located in proximity to the large Topkapi Palace harem Museum, the 4-star traditional hotel boasts Turkish cuisine served at the onsite à la carte restaurant.
The smoke-free hotel is right in the centre of the city, just 1.8 km from the Ottoman imperial Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, and 950 m from Vezneciler-Istanbul Ueniversitesi tube station. The New Mosque is nearly 15 minutes' walk from the family-friendly Rast Istanbul, which is also situated in close proximity to the Basilica Cistern. The nearby notable religious buildings include the Church of the Monastery of Christ Pantokrator, 2.8 km from the boutique property. Big Tours Istanbul bus stop is located approximately a 10-minute walk away.
Rast Hotel Sultanahmet welcomes you to one of the 25 non-smoking rooms comprising a terrace and a sitting area, and overlooking the sea. Along with a minibar fridge, coffee and tea makers, such essentials as an iron with ironing board and climate control are also available. The safe bathrooms come with bathrobes.
There are a shared lounge and various recreational opportunities available at the accommodation.
The Rast Istanbul treats guests with a free open buffet breakfast in the restaurant. The lounge bar will set you up nicely for enjoying your stay. It also features a lounge for guests' comfort. Nearby restaurants, including Kahve Dunyasi is right near this Istanbul hotel.
Amenities
Main Features
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- 24-hour services
- Express check-in/ -out
- Spa and relaxation
- On-site Dining
- Meeting facilities
- Child-friendly
Facilities
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- On-site car park
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- VIP check-in/ -out
- Express check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
- Wheelchair access
- 24-hour security
- Luggage storage
- Locker room
- Lift
- Coffee shop
- Vending machines
- Smoke detectors
- Bathroom for disabled
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
- Electric kettle
- In-room breakfast
- Restaurant
- Outdoor dining area
- Packed lunches
- Leisure/ TV room
- Massage
- Paid airport shuttle
- Valet parking
- Room service
- Housekeeping
- Car hire
- Laundry
- Dry cleaning
- Tours/Ticket assistance
- Meeting/ Banquet facilities
- Fax/Photocopying
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Mini-bar
- Soundproofed rooms
- Sitting area
- Terrace
- Garden furniture
- Tea and coffee facilities
- Ironing facilities
- Free toiletries
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
- Cots
- Baby pushchair
- Children's buffet
- Carpeted floor
Policy
- Children and extra beds
- Maximum capacity of extra beds in a room is 1.
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Local Attractions
Attractions
- Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar Convention & Exhibition Center (4.6 km)
- Istanbul Congress Center (4.6 km)
- Topkapi Palace (950 m)
- Istanbul Modern Art Museum (2.1 km)
- Hippodrome (350 m)
- Blue Mosque (450 m)
- Taksim Square (3.4 km)
- Suleymaniye Mosque (1.2 km)
- Archeological Museum (800 m)
Airports
- Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (45 km)
Train stations
- Sultanahmet Tram Station (200 m)
Reviews
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Pat
2024-06-05
Everything was good, and the breakfast was delicious and tasty with a soectacular view of the Hagia Sophia. The superior room was amazing and comfy. The location was perfect and particularly good, to the most important tourist sites, and the bed exceptionally comfortable. Besides, the property was 4 km away from Staines Moor Country Park.
Stephen
2024-04-20
All in all, it's delightful place that has very kind staff at the reception desk. Make sure you stay in the deluxe triple room with the view.
Christina
2024-03-22
Near a basilica and a mosque, the location is excellent and perfect. It's in the very nice area which is another bonus.
Thomas
2024-03-20
Marvellous and unbeatable setting, not far from Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, shops and eateries are right outside as well as Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Tokapi Palace, Underground Cistern. Very impressed with deluxe triple room with strong water pressure.
Huw
2024-03-19
Pleasant secure hotel with lovely staff members at the reception desk. Marvellous and awesome location to all the tourist spots, easy to get around.
James
2024-03-17
Well-equipped and well-appointed unit on 4-5th floors. Savoury and freshly cooked breakfast with a good view for all tastes. The best and comfortable location very close to the metro.
Paul
2024-03-17
The room was huge and neat with a hair dryer, fresh towels, and slippers in the private bathroom.
Jimmy
2024-03-15
Everything was good at this small hotel. Tasty breakfasts and the food was fab. I thoroughly enjoyed the superior queen room with balconies, minibar, as example. The staff were pleasant, as for 4-stars venue. The accommodation had a very central location so near to everything. Had brunch in the The Marquis of Westminster, located nearby.
Geoffrey
2024-02-18
I had a nice stay at this small hotel. The superior room was amazing on level 6. I was pleased with great service. Moreover, it was easy to find public parking nearby. Food in the rooftop restaurant was fab.
Matthew
2024-02-14
Charming fairly clean hotel with excellent service and street views.
Nigel
2024-02-02
I spent 2 nights and would definitely return. I thoroughly enjoyed the place, it was fairly clean & the staff were attentive. The hotel was in a very central setting close to public transport.
Tom
2024-01-27
Clean place and excellent service. Great location for visiting eateries and cafes. A top-notch restaurant for choice for restaurants.
Helen
2024-01-19
Ideal and clean hotel with outstandingly helpful stuff at the reception desk. Varied, awesome breakfast for vegetarians, had good food. The best position in Sultanahmet district.
Phil
2023-12-03
The location was the best and comfortable as for me, not far from the shops and restaurants as well as the blue mosque and Ayasofia. It was huge, extremely pleasant and with an extra bed.
William
2023-11-29
Delightful trendy boutique hotel with good facilities and a quiet atmosphere. Excellent location and respectful staff members at the reception desk. Good restaurant for choice for restaurants.
Very small bathroom.
Ray
2023-11-29
The location was perfect, close enough to many famous attractions in Istanbul such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar, and Suleymaniye Mosque and near a basilica and a mosque. Also, a large museum was located in vicinity. Hopefully the room was great-sized with balcony and an extra bed.
Frank
2023-11-24
My deluxe triple room was fine and very well kept. Its location to different restaurants in Sultanahmed at night for great views was marvellous. I usually went to Aynen Durum to grab a bite.
Graham
2023-11-19
Brilliant very central location near two tram stations and the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar, and Suleymaniye Mosque. I ate at the rooftop restaurant near the hotel.
Bryan
2023-11-04
Charming small property with nice and very kind staff at the reception desk. Deluxe triple room with balcony as well as comfortable bed.
Kevin
2023-10-18
The breakfast was very good with great views of Sultanhamet and served in the restaurant. The location in the center was awesome.
Michael
2023-10-15
Stunningly beautiful hotel, the idea of having superior room was great. Booked wheelchair accessible room with shower and balconies plus TV and got it upon arrival. All the personnel was pleasant and exceptional. Good services were available. The property was in a very central location to everything required for a tourist.
Philippa
2023-10-15
Ideal affordable hotel with particularly nice views of the town in sultanhamet. Very impressed with superior queen room and pleasant staff at the reception desk.
Paul
2023-09-29
Overall it was huge and extremely spacious on level 2. The vibe here was quiet. I used wake up service and ironing, it's free too. Had very central location close to all the tourist attraction. I checked out a storied 16th-century Ottoman mosque, that was set not too far away from the property.
Billy
2023-09-28
Excellent little hotel located just off all the main attractions of the city as well as blue mosque as a Sophia and other markets and grand Bazar.
James
2023-09-20
The restaurant was top-notch for choice for restaurants here, I had hot dishes. The location in a good area was marvellous and awesome.
Nathan
2023-09-07
Great and perfect location with parking nearby. Again, not far from an Ottoman - era Friday mosque. Fine deluxe triple room with a view.
Francis
2023-08-15
Everything is clean and awesome. The units are outstanding, neat with balcony and an open terrace plus safe.
Thomas
2023-08-10
The location was perfect, and we could reach a Grand bazaar by walking. Further there where a basilica and a mosque near the hotel.
William
2023-07-28
Overall had special stay for my holidays. Huge, great-sized room on level 2, everything was superb. The hotel had freshly cooked breakfasts with a great view and cheese, as for instance. The setting was strategic, right by many famous attractions in Istanbul such as blue mosque as a Sophia, the Hagia Sophia, Bassilica cistern and the Blue Mosque, and other markets and grand Bazar. Old City Sultanahmet district was worth staying in.
Anthony
2023-07-23
The hotel was in a marvellous position next to Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaar, shops and eateries are right outside, the main square in Istanbul and the major historic sites, shopes, restaurants and tram in Sultanahmet. The rooms were huge and reasonably spacious and we could park nearby. We appreciated the terrace.
Edward
2023-07-15
Suitable for cruise. Delightful, good-sized hotel in a very good-style building. The most important - perfect location right in the center of all the sights. Very clean beds in our double room. Outstanding food, especially savoury and delicious breakfast.
Clifford
2023-07-03
Affordable hotel with attentive staff and very unique views of the town in sultanhamet. Very good services, the public parking was available nearby. The ambience was quiet.
Robert
2023-06-20
Safe area, great location, really close to tourist attractions, right center and great restaurants. Easy walk to a historic mosque.
Peter
2023-06-18
I found everything good, would recommend it to all. The rooftop restaurant was good, great service.
Harold
2023-06-11
Its location is awesome close enough to main mosques, the historical city centre and Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Grand Bazaar and the Golden Horn.
Extremely poor breakfast, it should be way much better.
Michael
2023-06-09
The location was magnificent: a market and a grand bazaar were within walking distance.
Donald
2023-06-04
It offers big size rooms with 4-5th floors, balconey and shower.
Benjamin
2023-06-03
The breakfast is savoury and freshly cooked with a lot of dishes. The location is the best and perfectly comfortable, 1 km from a Holy mosque.
Geoff
2023-05-28
The room was huge and fine, and the bathroom was best. Got the view of city and met nice and really kind staff at the reception desk.
Adrian
2023-05-24
The location was the best and perfectly comfortable in the very nice area. Had lunch/dinner at El Torito, which I found approx 10-15 minutes' walk from the hotel. Everything was amazing, huge and extremely pleasant room with an extra bed.
Gertrude
2023-04-30
I liked the place, everything was good. I had an amazing superior room with a nice view over the skyline of Istanbul. The location was marvellous, you can visit an Ottoman - era Friday mosque by walking. The hotel was in a historic area, short walk to both mosques, Sultanahmet, the 'Old Town' of Istanbul and Hagia Sophia and Topkapi. The breakfast in the rooftop restaurant for choice for restaurants was delicious and tasty.
Steve
2023-04-28
We had a wonderful time in this affordable hotel in Istanbul. We ate at a good restaurant for choice for restaurants. The location was good for exploring Istanbul.
Jim
2023-04-01
I stayed here 3 nights and really enjoyed it. The restaurant was top-notch for choice for restaurants, I tried warm dishes. The beds were exceptionally comfortable, view over the skyline of Istanbul was awesome. It was a fantastic stay, the best I had before.
Adrian
2023-02-23
The location was unbeatable - ease of access to Historic Areas of Istanbul. Tasty breakfast with spectacular view, served in the restaurant. The staff was courteous and kind, I stayed for 3 nights.
The staff - some of them were not very friendly.
Peter
2023-02-09
Attentive staff at the reception desk and the room was well-equipped and well-appointed. The food selection was good!
Norman
2023-02-02
The location was perfect - ease of access to a palace museum. The breakfast was savoury and varied and the ambiance was quiet.
Charlie
2022-12-13
Loved our double room. The breakfast was tasty, with spectacular view and the staff was polite.
David
2022-11-17
Everything was simply fine. Hotel turned out to be clean and the breakfast option was varied. It was easy to get wheelchair accessible room with a superb view, an open terrace and an extra bed and that's great. The staff was attentive and pleasant and catered to our every need.
Matthew
2022-11-17
family room was with a safe box, a minibar and central heating. it had a family atmosphere and exceptionally good views of the town in sultanhamet. the location was awesome, not too far from beach.
Bill
2022-10-09
Polite staff at the reception desk and provided an early check-in. There was lots of delicious meals. The atmosphere created was family. Its stunning, very central location was a plus.
Anthony
2022-10-06
Sincerely, it was a wonderful stay which spoilt our visit. The staff were all welcoming, accommodating🙂
Charles
2022-08-31
I was upgraded to cosy superior queen room with an extra bed. The breakfast was tasty and sensational with spectacular view, sweet plus incredible views and had something for everyone. The staff were ACCOMMODATING, courteous.
Stephen
2022-08-11
A work desk, tea and coffee making facilities, and a multi-channel TV where provided for a really great stay which spoilt our visit. They had an early check-in. The stuff were kind, the location was brilliant. Besides, the area was pretty nice, next to Basilica Cistern...
My first room was a bit small.
Allan
2022-08-09
Clean hotel, attentive and respectful employees at the reception desk. Very nice area, very central location near Sultanahmet, the city center. For tea or coffee visit Arasta Cafe Restaurant nearby. Plenty of options, fab food.
John
2020-11-19
Good location, nice breakfast, free parking. The idea to include an electric kettle and coffee & tea making facilities in the superior king room was nice. Superb base for exploring Istanbul👌
Tony
2020-05-30
We recommend once again. One of the best buffet breakfasts in Turkey.
Samuel
2020-05-23
The hotel was an easy walk to a tram stop. The breakfast looked fantastic, unfortunately we didn't have time. The room faced the city. Property was situated right by tourist destinations like basilica cistern...