Independent, Istanbul Hotels

Going to the hotel we were a bit nervous as to how it wod be. It would so clean and the staff were the nicest people ever. So helpful! The location was perfect a touristy area, very safe and everyone spoke English which was helpful!

My experience was really nice, the choice of the hotel was excellent because it was close to a lot of Istanbul's must see monuments and close to the tram. I would definitely recommend friends to stay at Artefes hotel especially because of the area where it is located. The staff is so friendly and the turkish bath is amazing at the hotel:)

Location: best in the city, 2 minutes walk from tram stop (Sirkeci) linked to all major sites and the airport, 5 minutes walk to cafe's/doner kebab stalls/currency exchange/grocery stores, 10 minutes pleasant walk to Hagia Sofia, 30 minutes by taxi from Attaturk airport (if no traffic) - General Manager and his staff: he loves making his hotel the best it could be, and everything he does shows it. - Room decoration & quality of bedding and furniture: tasteful in a quiet, relaxing way - Breakfast: tasty local cheeses/jam/spread, hot and cold sausages & eggs, daily selection of pastries. It will last you fully till 1-2pm - View from room: ours was on 5th floor, so lovely view of both the street and a little window on the Bosphorus. - Hot shower with strong water pressure: heaven at the end of each long and dusty day of walking. - Local olive & argan soap provided in bathroom: as good as expensive L'Occitane soap. -

we stayed here for 2 nights and thoroughly enjoyed the hospitality and sultan ahmet attractions. we received a surprise gift box from the hotel during check out. i think this hotel provides the best value for money.

The location is great, very close to stores, restaurants and bars. The staff was very friendly and helpful. In general we had a very nice stay.

Would like to visit again.The staff were friendly and helpful.

This is not a chain hotel. Each room is unique. It's an old building. Don't expect high-tech there. They use old style metallic keys and so on. But, as any well established small business, this one has human touch. And location is perfect.

reception staff was very supporting..specially man who stands in morning shift....he is very nice man...he do care every person in a nice way.....i dont know his name ???....but..he is the person...who really a big sign of that hotel....very nice location

Murat was a great host and resource when planning my trip. I arrived at the hotel at 1:30 am, exhausted from my flight and the traffic (bridge was closed), but I had a tour the following day at 5 am. Murat was kind enough to call the company to ensure that they knew where the hotel was and was up at 5 am to ensure that I was up and ready for my tour. When I had a chance to browse through the lobby, you can see small gifts that previous clients had left to Murat and Bora for their help, and I didn't think anything of it. However at the end of my stay, because of their kindness I wanted to provide them with some sort of thank you gift as well. Throughout my stay Murat and Bora was great in providing information on must sees and resturant recommendations. Murat even gave my friend and I a Turkish coffee reading. I am sad that I was only there for 3 days.