Basileus Hotel

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Double Room

Double Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room

Single Room

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Triple Room

Triple Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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Superior Room

Superior Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room

Family Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Economy Triple Room, Basement Level

Economy Triple Room, Basement Level

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed (Entrance Floor)

Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed (Entrance Floor)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board

Economy Triple Room

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

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About the area

Istanbul

With a stay at Basileus Hotel in Istanbul (Sultanahmet), you'll be a 4-minute walk from Sultanahmet Square and 7 minutes by foot from Blue Mosque. .This hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Hagia Sophia and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Grand Bazaar.

What's nearby

  • Little Hagia Sophia - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Sultanahmet Square - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Blue Mosque - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Hagia Sophia - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Basilica Cistern - 10 min walk - 0.9 km

Getting around

  • Cemberlitas Station - 9 min walk
  • Istanbul Kumkapi Station - 10 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Art Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Korean Restaurant - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪My Terrace - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Şirvan Sofrası - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Garden 1897 Restaurant - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Basileus Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, 7-minute walk to Blue Mosque
Basileus Hotel offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. LCD televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and bike storage.
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (TRY 350 per day)
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • Reusable cups
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from November 3 2025 to January 31 2026 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Business center
  • Exterior
  • Front desk
  • Hallway
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lobby
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for TRY 500.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: TRY 1500 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 5)
  • Nearby parking fee: TRY 350 per day (16 ft away)
  • Rollaway bed fee: TRY 500.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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 major credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a first aid kit, and window guards
Property Registration Number 34-1789

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Basileus Hotel
Basileus Hotel Istanbul
Basileus Istanbul
Hotel Basileus
Basileus Hotel Hotel
Basileus Hotel Istanbul
Basileus Hotel Hotel Istanbul

Reviews

Basileus Hotel Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 552 out of 857 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 225 out of 857 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 47 out of 857 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 18 out of 857 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 857 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Pamela

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

It was okay

The staff was friendly and very helpful. This hotel is a little older, needs a little updating paint and furniture. Could be a little cleaner, and there were four to five insects in my room. Oh and part of my shower door was missing.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

tariq

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Umar

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in very close proximity to Sultanahmet & Hagia Sophia Mosque. Very clean. Worth noting there is no restaurant so breakfast is not provided. I thought breakfast was included when booked but there are good food options in nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I felt like i was camping in Istanbul. The bed was rock hard and the pillow not much softer. And, as the water heater was broken, all showers were done with cool water. It does wake you up, but not what i was looking for. It took five days of our six day stay to get hot water. Istanbul was great, but i would skip the hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Jodie

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The bathroom and shower was dirty. The towels had holes in them.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

wasim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room stubo of mould and we eventually started to have breathing difficulties in tie property. The next day all of us were ill. Were were given a refund for the remainder of our night but this ruined our stay in istanbul. We has a 1 year old infant with us. It is very irresponsible to gove a room in this condition to anyone, yet alone a family with a child. There was also a thick layer of dust above the ac, lighting and very dirty rug in the room. We eventually found another property across the road that was both cheaper and much cleaner.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convenient walking distance to Blue Mosque and the markets. Good restaurants nearby
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Lubin, Montreal

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very well placed hotel but in very poor conditions. The quality of linen and towels is very low and the noise from the street is very high. We do not recommend this hotel.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant Traditional Hotel

Very happy with my stay here. The location was ideal, just a 5 minutes or so walk from the most famous must see attractions of Istanbul.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Zijad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We do not have hot water for two days. Hotel is with out breakfast
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Nina

Travelled with family
It was written in booking the hotel is with the breakfast included. It wasn't when we stayed there. The stuff never asked whether we need anything.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Akhter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful staff. Price was reasonable. Every day cleaning service. They do not have breakfast service but lot of places in the area.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Akhter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

kashif

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

PJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca, N MIAMI BEACH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed, Belgrade

Travelled with partner
I liked the area around the property. The service was not bad, and owners were good. Internet was so slow and bad, all the time I was using my data plan. The value of the money is more way high for this property, furniture is so old and wardrobe was broken, and it was noisy.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Munir

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Ok place.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Parmida

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Safder

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value, most major attractions within walking distant.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bart

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My wife and I had a good stay at Hotel Basileus for a couple of nights before starting a cruise out of Istanbul. The hotel is not fancy, but it was a great value. Some highlights worth noting were: - Very low price - Great location, a short walk from most of the major tourist sites in Istanbul's old city - Quiet neighborhood but close to everything - Extremely helpful staff, especially Kenan, who provided good recommendations for places to eat and things to do. Check out Basileus if you are looking for a great value in a place to stay in Istanbul.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

KHALID

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Thanks a lot Mr.Ahmet

I felt at home, the reception was wonderful, especially Mr. Ahmet, they responded to all my requests with a smile and satisfaction, they helped me a lot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023