This hotel has an excellent location in the Sultanahmet area with easy access to the metro, Aya Sofia, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar and the Blue Mosque. The hotel offers a fantastic opportunity for those seeking truly traditional Ottoman style accommodation for their holiday.(07/07JM)
The exterior is a three-storey, low-rise historic yellow brick building. In fact, it is one of the oldest buildings in the Old Town.
Medium in size, with very traditional Turkish/Ottoman-style decor.
This charming hotel lies in the heart of Istanbul, on a side street right in the old town quarter of Sultanahmet, featuring the flair of former times. Evoking a traditional ambience, this hotel retains features from the times of the sultans and Ottomans yet still caters for guests' needs with modern comforts. Guests are only around minutes away from the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Museum, the Hippodrome, the Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace and the sunken palace. Guests will discover an abundance of bars, restaurants and shopping venues as well as links to the public transport network in the near vicinity and transfer to the airport takes approximately 45 minutes.
This comfortable, fully air-conditioned hotel is part of a special hotel collaboration in Istanbul. It offers a total of 41 rooms. The foyer features a reception desk with 24-hour service, 40 hire safes and a lift. Furthermore, a bar, a restaurant and a cafe with a terrace from where guests are offered a wonderful view of the Marmara Sea, the Bosphorous, the Princes Islands as well as the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia are also available to guests. The hotel also offers its guests public Internet access, room and laundry services as well as medical services (for an additional fee). Parking is available for those arriving by car.
Best Western Obelisk stands in the heart of the old city Sultanahmet. It is an ottoman mansion hotel with ottoman decor and a warm homely atmosphere. Staff are friendly and professional and deliver the true Turkish hospitality. The terrace restaurant has breath-taking views over the Marmara sea, Bosphorus river, Princes Islands, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia. All of these historial attractions and more are within walking distance from the hotel.
Rooms with Direct dial telephone. Room service, Concierge, Foreign currency exchange, Turkish bath. Conference room capacity: 45 persons.
**Hotel has both smoking and non-smoking rooms.**
Rates shown are per room per night.
