Arasta Boutique Hotel

3.5 star property
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Triple Room
Smart TV
View from property
Reception
Property entrance

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Sultan Ahmet Mh. Torun Sokak 5, Istanbul, Istanbul, 34400
  • Blue Mosque
    3 min walk
  • Hagia Sophia
    5 min walk
  • Turkish and Islamic Art Museum
    6 min walk
  • Istanbul (IST)
    56 min drive

Room options

Standart Double Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Suite

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds

Triple Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Istanbul

With a stay at Arasta Boutique Hotel in Istanbul (Sultanahmet), you'll be a 3-minute walk from Blue Mosque and 5 minutes by foot from Hagia Sophia. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Grand Bazaar and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Sultanahmet Square.

What's nearby

  • Blue Mosque - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Hagia Sophia - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Sultanahmet Square - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Grand Bazaar - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Topkapi Palace - 20 min walk - 1.7 km

Getting around

  • Istanbul Cankurtaran Station - 7 min walk
  • Sultanahmet Station - 7 min walk
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Meşale Cafe & Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Dervish Cafe & Restaurant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Şerbethane - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sultan Kösesi Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Akbıyık Fish House - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Arasta Boutique Hotel

Hotel with a rooftop terrace, steps from Blue Mosque
Arasta Boutique Hotel offers 10 accommodations with minibars and safes. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. LCD televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Take in the views from a rooftop terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a computer station, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge at scheduled times.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Greek, Russian, Turkish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–10 AM: TRY 24 per person
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV/satellite channels
  • LCD TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately TRY 24 per person
  • Airport shuttle fee: TRY 115 per vehicle (one way)

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

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

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Arasta Boutique Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 81 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

zee, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Appalong hotel
Appaling hotel and staff do not stay here i didnt stay even one noght walked out and booked another hotel

8/10 Good

burco, somaliland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Next door to blue mosque
Very helpful staff, clean room and the hotel was bang in the centre of markets and next door to blue mosque

6/10 Okay

ADEL

Liked: Cleanliness

6/10 Okay

M.A., Toronto, ON, Canada

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location:A+. Everything else: get what you pay for
The location can't be better. Close to the main historic sites and metro station. The blue mosque is across the street. And Haiga sophia, Topkapi are at walking distance. The hotel is small and so is the room. You basically get what you pay for. Being alone, the size of the room didn't bother me.

8/10 Good

Jordan, Indianapolis, IN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
unbelievable view
What a location: Turkish breakfast (included) on the terrace with a perfect view of Sultanahmet. They also had a cheap shuttle service to the airport when we left.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

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

8/10 Good

ashhad, Pakistan

Liked: Staff & service
Great Location, Nice People OK rooms.
It is located within walking distance of main attractions of Istanbul with easy transport access to other parts of the city. Hotel staff is friendly and cooperative. Although the breakfast was not included, manager offered me a complimentary one. Rooms are small and OK. But you will spend only few hours there just to sleep so its fine.Overall a very good experience.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good area
Frendly hotel close to all viting site. Good area.

8/10 Good

Andrej, Slovenija

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great location
Location was great behind the great mosques. Staff is very friendly and helpful. parking is very expensive if you want over night security...

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, but terrible room. broken mirror, broken safe, paper thin doors so we could hear every detail of our neighbors. The A/C worked, but was finicky, odd smells... etc.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Simple hotel but near the center
The staf very nice but the hotel is not as described on the internet

10/10 Excellent

Setara, Manchester,uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Istanbul Trip
The receiptionist was very good and friendly,helpful. I am very pleased for his work. Guest should get this type of helper when they actually need. I had problem and he helped us very friendly way and work was successful. Many many thanks to him specially.

6/10 Okay

C, London

Liked: Staff & service
Breakfast and the Blue Mosque
My husband and our two sons spent six days discovering Istanbul in mid August and stayed at the Arasta Hotel. Given its amazing location within minutes on foot from the Blue Mosque which constitutes the breathtaking view from the breakfast terrace on the fourth floor and Haghia Sophia and the Topkapi PAlace, the Arasta is very good value. More bed and breakfast than hotel, we found the staff kind, smiling and helpful. Ayhun on reception even took our boys off to the right cafe to watch some football match one evening and brought them back safely. The rooms are small but fine if you just want to sleep. Perfect for the tourist who wants to get out and see Istanbul .

6/10 Okay

Diana, Chicago

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location, ok hotel
Hotel is steps away from the Blue Mosque which was very convenient for us since we were in town to sightsee. Hotel is ok, just the basics. Staff was pushy trying to sell us tours pretty much we went past the front desk. Given that the facilities are on the older side and the staff was a bit intrusive, all in all just an okay stay.

2/10 Terrible

Helen, Darwin Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Utter dump
1. Tiny rooms 2. Overpriced 3. Front desk manager dodgy 4. Crappy beds and linen 5. Noisy 6. Poor security

4/10 Poor

Angie H., Milwaukee, WI

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location Only Good Thing About This Hotel
The location of this hotel is perfect. The rest of it was not - the photos are very misleading. Our room was literally falling apart (paneling coming off the walls, water stains on the walls and tile ceilings) and the sheets had holes and stains, which were not changed until our last day. We assumed there used to be a light in the shower, where there was a hole in the ceiling stuffed with tissue. Only one of the outlets worked, the wi-fi only worked when you were down in the lobby or on the terrace and we could count every spring in the mattress. If all you're looking for is a cheap room in a good location and don't care about anything else, the hotel will be fine. If you're looking for a clean, comfortable room, I would look elsewhere.

10/10 Excellent

Nevin lobo, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent hotel
enjoyed the stay lovely room very clean awesome staff ... Best location easy access ...... amazing breakfast .....10/10 overall will always book this hotel when I visit Istanbul

10/10 Excellent

Daniel86, Budapest

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly hotel with excellent location
Hotel staff was friendly and helpful. Our room was spacious and clean with daily cleaning service and fresh towels. We had a perfect view to the Blue Mosque from our bed. Breakfast was offered on the top floor with a nice terrace and the food was abundant. All in all, Arasta Boutique Hotel represents an excellent opportunity for those who want to stay in the heart of the Hagia Sophia/Blue Mosque area, but don't want to spend too much on accommodation. Certainly, don't expect anything luxurious, but a very friendly and tidy hotel. If I have the chance to visit Istanbul again, I won't hesitate to stay again at Arasta Hotel.

8/10 Good

Abdulnabi, Muscat Oman

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good location of the hotel to the tourists
The stay was very good and the location of the hotel is great. The price is fine. They need to take care of the cleanliness a little bit.

6/10 Okay

Olga, Dubai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
the hotel location is good and close to everything
i would go and choose the same hotel , amazing staff

4/10 Poor

DJ, NZ

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
good location although noisey
Room requested not available, TV, internet and bathroom light were not working and needed repairing. Loud music nearby in restuatrants, dogs barking. Owners pleasant but room expensive for what was provided.

8/10 Good

DiLullo, Chicago

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For a small hotel, it was very convenient to all major attractions and within walking distance. The staff was very helpful and accomodating. Rooftop breakfast area was excellant. M&M Chicago

2/10 Terrible

Frankie, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location but unclean and not worth the money
The location was brilliant and the staff were friendly but that is as far as it goes. The room was dirty and smelt damp. We were in the bottom floor room and we could hear every conversation going on in the reception and when they went to the toilet which was a cupboard next to our room. The shower leaked all over the bathroom and after the first day they stopped bothering to clean our bathroom not even bothering to give us toilet paper or empty the bin. The location is brilliant but it's not enough to pay the price we did for such an unclean and noisy room. Disappointing.

6/10 Okay

Brock family

Disliked: Room comfort
close to everything
The name of the hotel is deceptive, 'boutique' leads one to believe that it is something really special. It is a budget hotel, perfectly acceptable and acceptably clean. It is a bit ramshackle but there is a great view of the Blue Mosque from the front of the hotel and a sea view from the back. The big plus is that it is withing walking distance of all of the major sights and close to the tram for the more distant ones. I would stay here again.

6/10 Okay

Barbara, UK

Liked: Staff & service
Good hotel for short stay to see the sights
Very good location for all the main sights. Our room was extremely small and various small items - eg light bulbs etc needed fixing - apparently all the rooms are having a makeover soon so all this might improve. Overall, it was reasonably comfortable but could have been btter.