Sumengen Hotel is an old Ottoman House renewed in 1987 and converted into a charming hotel ... more
The Hotel has a panoramic view of the Bosphorus the Sea of Marmara and the Asian Side of Istanbul Sumengen is located in the heart of Sultanahmet within walking distance of the Blue mosque Topkapi palace the Grand Bazaar Aya Sofia Hippodrome Area and many other historical monuments This is a historical building painted in soft pastel colours with antique decorations of the Ottoman era; offering a real Ottoman style holiday experience
Information: :Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: 3* Hotel in a 5* location Disadvantages: Noisy rooms.
This Best Western hotel is one of about six Best Western Hotels all in this old part of Istanbul known as Sultanahmet.
It really is in a very convenient location and the LOCATION is its greatest asset. It is a three star hotel in an area containing five star holiday attractions.
The hotel advertises its roof terrace as the sort of restaurant under the stars of everyone's dreams. I thought it was jaded and thus overrated with a distant view of the sea which was hardly on the waterfront.
The rooms are OK. I had a de-luxe room which had been reduced on-line from an advertised price of Euros 134 to Euros 75.The TV had CNN and BBC World and the bed was very comfortable. I found the decor a bit drab. A buffet breakfast on the roof was fine but the service was non-existent. Didn't really matter though - the stuff was all there, I ...
Advantages: Great location, very good customer service and food in restaurants good Disadvantages: rooms a little dark and we had no view , could not flush toilet paper in the toilet
The Orient Express Hotel , Hudavendigar Cad No: 34-34110
www.orientexpresshotel.com
This hotel is part of the Sirkeci group which is a group of hotels and restaurants in Istanbul. Sirkeci is also an area of the old part of Istanbul and The Sirkeci Railway Station was the terminus of the famous Orient Express train and was just round the corner from the hotel.
GETTING THERE:
We arrived at the airport after a flight from Birmingham via Amsterdam and having read a number of reviews about the taxis from the airport and their enthusiasm for speed and reluctance to accept a fair fare or take four people in one taxi, we choose to book an airport transfer. We were met by a gentleman with our name on his notice and then escorted to a taxi outside. The journey was quite speedy but incident free, a couple of hairy moments, some very close ...
We stayed for 8 nights in HotelSumengen, we were the first guests to arrive after the renovation. They were still busy for the finishing touches but the rooms were really beautiful! I read the reviews before I went to Sumengenhotel and was afraid what to expect. But they made the rooms very big, beautiful with all comfort available.
The service is great, what an hospitality! We are from Holland and we never had experienced this kind of service. They will help you with al kind of things.
The location of the hotel is perfect. In walking distance of all major sights (blue mosque, Haghia Sophia, Topkapi Palais). And the train and tram is also nearby.
You would think I must be friends of the hotel owners but I am really not! We had a great time in their hotel. The breakfast we enjoyed on top of the roof of the next door hotel. They are ...
