Basileus Hotel

This is a wonderful little boutique hotel right in the heart of the old city. You’re walking distance from everywhere you’d want to be– Hagia Sofia, Blue Mosque, tons of restaurants, etc… The hotel owners and staff are simply the best I’ve ever come across. Incredibly hospitable and accommodating. This place is charming and the people working there and convenience to all of the things to see and do are the reasons I will absolutely stay here again next time I am in Istanbul!

Affordable and decent hotel, extremely nice staff, perfect location!!! The hotel is average: do not expect a lot of «extras» (just shampoo, soap, conditioner and complimentary bottles of water). The room is big enough, the bed is comfortable and the bathroom is ok (maybe old). The breakfast buffet is very complete, although we saw a couple of flies close to the food (they should solve this sooner than later). The staff was EXTREMELY FRIENDLY! They help us finding the main touristic attractions, and even they reserved a shuttle for us to go to the airport. The LOCATION is simply PERFECT! Five minutes far from Sultanahmet! Definitely we will consider this hotel for future (and very likely) stays in Istanbul.

A great hotel. Excellent value.
Can’t say enough good things about the staff! Omar gave tons of advice and did so many extra things to make your stay fantastic! Examples range from getting us an early breakfast before our 7am taxi, to helping us find the very best local food. He even found chess from another hotel for us to play, when we asked if they had it.
Our second stay didn’t include any sleep issues and it was relatively quiet. Another floor up and not in the main road.

I loved my stay here. My friend and I had an apt in Taksim for most our visit. We left to go to cappadocia for a balloon ride, and when we came back to Istanbul needed one last night, so we stayed here.
The front desk guy, Omar, was truly one of the nicest guys I have met in my LIFE. He was so helpful it was beyond belief. Anything, and everything, you asked of him, he would go the extra mile to get it done. He let’s you know the best places to go and exactly what to do.
The hotel is clean, very inexpensive, includes free wifi, free bottle water, tea and cakes around the clock, and a wonderful free breakfast spread! It is walking distance to many sites, and if not, Omar will have a taxi outside for you in less than 5. He personally speaks to the taxi diver so you don’t get ripped off.
Reading Oliver’s review, I do agree that you can hear a little bit of noise from the street and the mosques. It didn’t bother my friend or me one bit, maybe my room was located in a different spot. The noise I did hear, positively added to the Turkish experience.
I highly recommend this place if you are looking for a nice, clean, FRIENDLY and inexpensive spot when visiting Istanbul!