Best Western Empire Palace

This is a great hotel. It looks fantastic, with lots of marble and great ceramics. The bed was firm (How i like it) and very comfortable and the pillows were also good. Walking distance to lots of things and you're smack in the middle of the tourist district so everything is quite easy if it's your first time to Istanbul. Cons: The room was quite small. Cozy even. Still comfortable. I also had to angle a bit too sit on the toilet (I'm reasonably tall). The room is onto the main road and it's very noisy with all the restaurants and also trams. The noise dies down around 10, we had no problems sleeping. Overall this was a very comfortable room in a very nice hotel. Would definitely visit again. less

Fantastic location. Right in the heart of the old town and very short walk from the Topkapi, Aya Sofia & Blue mosque. We found the staff to be very helpful and they even switched us to a twin room on arrival as my husband had to work and I took a friend on the trip instead. This made our stay much more comfortable. My major complaint has to be about smoking in this hotel. The whole place stunk of stale smoke despite having non smoking signs on every floor. Our room smelt on arrival and someone must have been smoking in an adjoining room or possibly on the roof terrace as the smell got stronger and stronger. I’m sorry but this is really very unpleasant when you are expecting a non smoking room. less

We stayed 3 nights and everything was perfect! The hotel is located very close to the museums. Outside the hotel there is a tram station. The staff was helpful and had willingness in order to provide us all the necessary information about the city. We thank the noble irfan and savas who made our stay very pleasant !!! Nice rooms, beds with good comfortable mattresses. I absolutely recommend it to everyone!! less

- Rooms don’t have any ventilation. Opening a window is not an option because the location is very noisy with trams passing every couple of minutes. - Airconditioning was working at first, but broke down halfway our stay. Staff lied to us and said all Airconditioners were off in the winter. It was late April and already getting warm. - Very noisy. The hotel restaurant downstairs produces a lot of noise. Waiters are performing tricks in the streets with loud music and clapping. Rooms have almost no soundproofing, as you can hear any sound coming from the hallway downstairs. Bring earplugs, or stay somewhere else! less

Excellent location for a traveler wanting to experience Islandbul. Busy active safe area. The people are friendly, staff was always happy to help. Walking distance to shops food all transportation .Step out the door and you are part of the bussel of Istandbul. less