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Amber Hotel - Special Class

4.0 star property
Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Grand Bazaar

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Bar (on property)
Superior Duplex | View from room
Check-in/check-out kiosk
Meeting facility

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast included
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

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Muhsine Hatun Mah.Cifte Gelinler Cad #3, Kumkapi / Fatih, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34130
  • Grand Bazaar
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Beyazit Square
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Sultanahmet Square
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Istanbul (IST)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Triple Room

Superior Triple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Superior Duplex

Superior Duplex

  • 53.0 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double or Twin Room

Superior Double or Twin Room

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room Single Use, 1 King Bed

Superior Double Room Single Use, 1 King Bed

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Istanbul

Istanbul City Center stay.Within a 15-minute walk of this Istanbul City Center hotel, you'll find Grand Bazaar and Sultanahmet Square. Blue Mosque and Bosphorus are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Grand Bazaar - 8 min walk
  • Sultanahmet Square - 11 min walk
  • Blue Mosque - 16 min walk
  • Hagia Sophia - 19 min walk
  • Topkapi Palace - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Istanbul Kumkapi Station - 5 min walk
  • Beyazit Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kumkapı Meyhaneleri Sokağı - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Hira Lokantası - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Kumkapı Tiryaki Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Neyzen Kumkapı - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Vangölü Kahvaltı Salonu - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Amber Hotel - Special Class

Family-friendly 4-star hotel near Grand Bazaar
There's a restaurant on site, as well as 2 coffee shops/cafes and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

Business amenities include a 24-hour business center and limo/town car service. A rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and multilingual staff are also featured at the family-friendly Amber Hotel - Special Class. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. For a fee, parking is available.

This 4-star Istanbul hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 28 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • 2 coffee shops
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Deli
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Car service
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Wedding services available
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Television in lobby
  • ATM
  • Onsite shopping
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Lockers available
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Amber Hotel - Special Class offers 28 accommodations with minibars and laptop-compatible safes. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Tempur-Pedic beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers, bathrobes, slippers, and designer toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

Arabic, Bulgarian, English, German, Russian, Slovenian, Turkish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • In-room child care (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (EUR 10 per day)
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limo/town car service

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 2 coffee shops
  • 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Shopping

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down comforter
  • Free cribs/infant beds
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding
  • Tempur-Pedic bed

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individually decorated
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 65 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Self parking fee: EUR 10 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Eurocard, Barclaycard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.

National rating

The Turkish Ministry of Tourism assigns an official classification for accommodations in Türkiye. This Hotel property is awarded the following classification: Special Class.

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Amber Hotel - Special Class Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 41 out of 225 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 101 out of 225 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 225 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 225 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 225 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mansoor Ahmed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Zlata

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
not as good as on the photo
This is the worse hotel and it looks nothing like on the photo. I asked for a quite room as I am a light sleeper so they give me a room on the 3rd floor right below the restaurant. I could not sleep at night before someone moved tables and chair all night long. The room itself was very very small and not updated. There was an A/C but the smell was so bad so I kept just the window open. Also, the location is busy and anywhere you go, you need to go up to hill..
Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

6/10 Okay

hadi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It's location was noisy and hotel was in old Bazar area
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Dino

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kumkapi Istanbul--charmed!
Loved the location; charming building, charming staff. A nice European-style breakfast, clean and quaint rooms, and the plethora of cafes streetside was wonderful!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yakup king of the night and the guy on days didn’t get his name very polite and helpful to usc Overall brilliant hotel Great bed great shower good size rooms absolutely brilliant breakfast and breakfast staff Rooms very clean Little things hairdryer for wife not very good Abit noisey car horns 24/7 but that’s Istanbul And abit of a good bad seagulls at breakfast Don’t leave your plate outside or it will be gone But you can eat inside if you want and what comes with well fed birds is you know what hard to clean every time I suppose but breakfast staff did a sterling job
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel for location and price. The "king" room, offered as an alternative to a twin for 2 people was not large and only had a standard double bed but otherwise comfortable.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
At a great location, very clean rooms and great proximity to Grand bazar. Good stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Managed the basics, but little more.
The hotel is very simple. If all you need is a bed and shower, it's a good value. First the good – the bed was comfortable, the rainfall shower was nice, check-in and check-out was easy, the food at the rooftop breakfast was acceptable and the view of the Sea of Marmara was a lovely way to start the morning. The location was also fine. It's about a 10 minute uphill walk to the Grand Bazaar. Negatives – the room was very tight. We had to squeeze around furniture to get to the far side of the bed. While all of the rooms are non-smoking, we still woke up with our room smelling of cigarette smoke every morning. If you're very sensitive, steer clear. Maybe it was wafting down from smokers on the rooftop terrace? Windows open or closed and A/C on or off didn't seem to make any difference. The WiFi worked fine in the lobby, but was basically non-existent in our room. Staff was also a mixed bag, mostly they were very friendly, but one day, we were waiting for a tour pickup and our driver was a bit late and I asked the front desk if he would call and reconfirm our pickup time. His first response was to demand to know why I hadn't booked the tour through the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disgusting service. Horrible condition and definitely not what they show in the pictures.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Mehjabeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel condition was a little old. Bathroom was inconvenient, shower too small. Location was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Kiwi

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a nice stay and the rooms are relatively clean. The location is within 12 min walk to tourist areas. One thing to note is that the tram station is uphill so keep this in mind for older people who may have problems walking uphill for 5 min. Overall, we had a pleasant stay and the free breakfast had a good variety, the terrace dining area is very nice. Good value for what we paid.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

2/10 Terrible

Luis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT GO THERE !!!!!
This hotel is in really bad shape all the picture are photo shop and look nothing like like the pictures smell bad and old toilet in the room was completely loose room are not even half of the size they described in the information
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall good
Good
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

ehsan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel with a good view. The only problem was the buffet because it was little and with no sweet pasta or croissant.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Yasmin, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable hotel in great location.
Everything within walking distance such as the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque and the Cistern as well as many other places to visit. Huge range of choice of dinning close to the hotel. Hotel staff really helpful and friendly. Great breakfast and amazing views from the hotel terrace dinning area. I would definately stay at the hotel again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Adrian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Alan, Ne Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to all the sights.
Hotel Amber is close to all the sight seeing sites. it is a good location and the staff are extremely helpful. Halil and Jakob in particular. Clean rooms and terrific breakfasts. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
not the best choice for female business travelers
On this site, the hotel claims that the price for roundtrip transportation to Ataturk Airport is 35 EUR. After booking, I contacted the hotel by email to make arrangements, I did not receive a response. I made contact a second time by phone and was told that the roundtrip price was 70 EUR. I was disappointed by the dramatic price difference, but was told that nothing could be done because the price was pre-arranged with the transportation company. I would have appreciated some small gesture as an apology for the mistake. The overnight porter couldn't understand why a woman was traveling alone and asked me many questions. I'm certain that he meant no harm, but it was clear that my presence was strange in this hotel and I felt safer with my door bolted at night. There was a mix-up with my key card and it took several attempts on three different floors to find my room. The TV did not work and when I asked the overnight receptionist to have a look at it, he just told me to remind him later. After a long day, I called him again to order room service, but he informed me that I would need to go up to the restaurant on the terrace to place my order... not really room service. I would not recommend this hotel, particularly for female business travelers. Though the afternoon receptionist was very helpful (made very specific last-minute travel arrangements for myself and some clients), he was the only one who made an effort to make me feel more comfortable during my stay.

8/10 Good

Gary, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for visiting Istanbul
Although not in the trettiest part of town, its huge rooms, and closeness to everything are great, as is the enourmous selection of breakfast goods.