See all properties

Basilissis Hotel

Hotel near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul

Choose dates to view prices

Photo gallery for Basilissis Hotel

Exterior
Interior
40-inch LED TV with satellite channels, TV
Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board
Standard Twin Room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Güzelsanatlar Sk. 4, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34110
  • Hagia Sophia
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Blue Mosque
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Topkapi Palace
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Istanbul (IST)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room | Coffee and/or coffee maker

Standard Triple Room

  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

View all photos for Family Room

Family Room

Family Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds

View all photos for Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

Standard Twin Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

You may also like

Ad
Comfort Double Room

Homey Airport Hotel

Arnavutköy
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
4.4 out of 5, Excellent, 191 reviews
The price is CA $57
CA $64 total
includes taxes & fees
Apr 16 - Apr 17
Homey Airport Hotel

About the area

Istanbul

Sultanahmet stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Sultanahmet hotel, you'll find Basilica Cistern and Hagia Sophia. Grand Bazaar and Sultanahmet Square are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Sultanahmet Square - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Hagia Sophia - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Grand Bazaar - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Blue Mosque - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Topkapi Palace - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Gulhane Station - 3 min walk
  • Sirkeci Marmaray Station - 6 min walk
  • Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Intl. Airport (SAW) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Gülhane Sur Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Köşk Kebap Dürüm Evi - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Le Safran - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Foodie-Ist Restaurant-Brasserie - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The Must Turkish Restaurant - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Basilissis Hotel

Hotel near Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
There's a restaurant on site. WiFi is free in public spaces. There's an onsite business center. Multilingual staff, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at Basilissis Hotel.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Istanbul hotel.

  • 18 guestrooms or units
  • Business facilities
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Elevator
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Water dispenser
  • Dining venue
Basilissis Hotel offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. 40-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, Russian, Turkish

Similar properties

View from room

Modern Sultan Hotel

  • Breakfast included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking available
4.4 out of 5, Excellent, 250 reviews
Modern Sultan Hotel

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 20 steps to reach entrance
  • Elevator (47 inch wide door)
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Well-lit path to entrance

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Free crib

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

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

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Basilissis Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

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
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, 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. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and window guards in each accommodation.

Property Registration Number 2022-34-1887

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Basilissis Hotel Hotel
Basilissis Hotel Istanbul
Basilissis Hotel Hotel Istanbul

Basilissis Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 49 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

PhilippeAlbert

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karlene

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great boutique hotel. Very quiet in a super convenient location. Easy walking distance to major attractions. I really appreciated the excellent service, very helpful staff and good advice. Air conditioning was great, bed very comfortable. Would recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

The room was very clean and cozy. Staff was very nice and accommodating and felt very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Azhar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lukasz

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super great staff and rooms were fine. Exactly what I expected.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Frank

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was so smelly and musty. It was super dirty and the bathroom was full of mold. The towels were yellowish. You get what you pay for, the hotel is not a good choice you are only paying for the area but the room was horrible. Breakfast was ok. Staff were nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

aisha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel had great customer service. Front desk was very accommodating and helpful. Staff went above and beyond to ensure we had the best stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Nabeel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad lighting in bathroom. Shower head was too hot or too cold. Horrible water pressure. Dated room. Good front desk people though.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible Experience
Terrible experience I called them on the day of arrival while I was waiting for connection flight to arrange airport pick up but they mentioned my confirmed booking is not valid anymore and they can't accommodate us. they made our Christmas break stressful
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

Ozan

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Hotel staff welcomed us very well. But there was a package of previously eaten food in my room. But in general the hotel was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Daniar

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel at Aya Sofya
Extremely helpful staff! Great quality hotel for a cheap price overall!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rubén

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Christopher J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good, solid, central place to stay in IST
The Basilissis Hotel is in a very good part of town, right near the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and square, and a lot of tourist-friendly sites and food options! The hotel is kind of off the main roads, so it's a little quieter than if it was on the rail lines. The room was practical, the bed was comfortable. The shower did not have it's "rainwater shower head" even hooked up, so don't expect that; however, the shower worked fine. Their included soaps are good. A mini-bar does have a price list, but very reasonable considering the convenience; just be aware, around the corner are super cheap options for water, drinks, and snacks. The staff all speak good English; there was some mix up with our taxi information when we ordered, but in the end it all worked out. They always answered our questions, and worked hard to make us feel valued. If COVID is till a thing when you read this, the hotel itself can order a guy to come by and do the test in the lobby; you pay the hotel staff, and you get your results within 8-10 hours (that's how long ours took). Those results are available to use to get you back into the US. Still reading? Then let me put you at ease; it's a good place to stay! There were only nitpick things that we could find wrong, but because of it's central location, professional staff, and good room, we would not hesitate to stay here again in Istanbul.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Vladimir

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant surprise.
Nice hotel on a quiet side street in the heart of the city. Literally a 5 minute walk from everything.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Certainly an hotel to recommend
Stayed 7 nights September 2021. Hotel in a central location walking distance to many eateries, Grand Bazzar & Spice Bazzar. Tramline is 5 mins walking distance. The hotel is compact but in great location. Cleaned daily. All staff were friendly especially the 2 receptionists who were great at giving directions and recommendations.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Set on a quiet side street. Staff very friendly and helpful. Central to all major sites.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Israa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just perfect
The hotel is perfect by all means the staff all welcoming,polite , helping when ever you need too with good english speaking The rooms just perfect , comfy and very clean with nice decoration Perfect and Quiet place just 200 m to gulhana tram station I’v been in istanbul for 6 times this the only one i love all about a hotel highly very value for the money recommended and if i would come to istanbul in the future certainly would stay at basilissis
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s was very good hotel and good people with best service clean and nice area
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

Farina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel ,strongly recommend anyone who visits istanbul ,you feel like home ,very friendly and helpful staff ,musa and abrahim and all the staff overall were very helpful ,friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Paolo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute nice stay
Our stay was simply excellent hotel absolute new and clean,very central position ...just an excellent chooce
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

ABDUr rab

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, Location, Location!!
This is a cozy little place located very close to the main attractions in Istanbul. The place was very clean and appears to be newly renovated with the latest amenities. You get a taste of local food with an excellent buffet-style breakfast. The staff was very friendly. Musa will help you find answers to all your questions regarding the areas. You can never get lost with his detailed directions with descriptions of landmarks to get somewhere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

serhat

Travelled with partner
es war ok badezimmer zu klein und an einigen stellen schimmel zimmer hatte keinen fenster
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

YUNJUNG

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
직원이 열일
호텔 깨끗하고 위치도 트램 정류장에서 가까워서 이동하기 편리했습니다, 다만 저층방은 행인과 까꿍할정도로 가까웠어요 ㅠ 컨시어지 직원 귀여운 Awab 덕에 맛있는 식당, 공항까지 편리하게 갈수 있었어요 테쉬퀼레이드람
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024