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Ayasultan Hotel

Alemdar Mah. Çatalçeşme Sok. No:26 Sultanahmet
Rated 8.3 in 3150 reviews

Ayasultan Hotel is a charming establishment situated in the heart of Istanbul, Turkey, known for its convenient location and warm hospitality. Nestled in the historic Sultanahmet district, the hotel offers guests easy access to some of the city's most iconic landmarks, including the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Topkapi Palace. Its proximity to these attractions makes it an ideal choice for travelers eager to explore Istanbul's rich cultural heritage.

The hotel is characterized by its welcoming atmosphere and attentive service, ensuring that guests feel at home during their stay. Upon entering Ayasultan Hotel, visitors are greeted by a tastefully decorated interior that seamlessly blends traditional Turkish design elements with modern comforts. Each room is thoughtfully designed to provide a relaxing retreat after a day of sightseeing, featuring amenities such as complimentary Wi-Fi, flat-screen televisions, and air conditioning.

Although Ayasultan Hotel doesn't boast extensive facilities, it prioritizes providing a comfortable and convenient experience. Guests can start their day with a hearty breakfast served in the hotel's cozy dining area, offering a selection of both Turkish and international dishes. For those keen on exploring local cuisine further, the hotel is surrounded by numerous restaurants and cafes offering an array of dining options.

The hotel's friendly staff is always on hand to assist with any inquiries, from organizing airport transfers to recommending tours and activities. Ayasultan Hotel's prime location and commitment to guest satisfaction make it an attractive choice for those looking to immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of Istanbul while enjoying a touch of comfort and hospitality.

Climate and Weather

January
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Rain free days
February
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March
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April
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June
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July
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August
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September
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November
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Michelin Restaurants in Istanbul and near Ayasultan Hotel

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
350m / 380yd
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.47mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
430m / 470yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
210m / 220yd
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
330m / 370yd
Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
340m / 370yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
250m / 280yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
390m / 430yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.74mi
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 0.97mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Laleli Mosque
Laleli Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.95mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.8km / 0.49mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
480m / 0.3mi
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.32mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.7km / 0.43mi
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
280m / 310yd
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
350m / 380yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 0.97mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
440m / 490yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.3km / 0.81mi
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
350m / 380yd
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.6km / 0.38mi
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
480m / 0.3mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.6km / 0.4mi
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
0.5km / 0.33mi
Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
300m / 330yd
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.68mi
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1km / 0.62mi
Obelisk of Theodosius
Obelisk of Theodosius
Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople (known today as At Meydanı or Sultanahmet Meydanı, in the modern city of Istanbul, Turkey) by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD
320m / 350yd
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
310m / 340yd
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.1km / 0.69mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.33mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
Park in Istanbul, Turkey
380m / 410yd
Burmalı Mosque
Burmalı Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.7km / 1mi
Shaykh Ebu'l Vefa Mosque
Shaykh Ebu'l Vefa Mosque
1.6km / 0.98mi
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.9km / 1.2mi
Ahi Çelebi Mosque
Ahi Çelebi Mosque
Congregational mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.77mi
The Walled Obelisk
The Walled Obelisk
Roman monument in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
380m / 410yd
İşbank Museum
İşbank Museum
Museum in Fatih District
0.8km / 0.5mi
Theodosia Cistern
Theodosia Cistern
Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
260m / 280yd

What to do in Istanbul and near Ayasultan Hotel

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
350m / 380yd
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.47mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
430m / 470yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
210m / 220yd
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
330m / 370yd
Blue Mosque
Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
340m / 370yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
250m / 280yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
390m / 430yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.74mi
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 0.97mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Laleli Mosque
Laleli Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.95mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.8km / 0.49mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
480m / 0.3mi
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.32mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.7km / 0.43mi
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
280m / 310yd
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
350m / 380yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 0.97mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
440m / 490yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.3km / 0.81mi
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
350m / 380yd
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.6km / 0.38mi
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
480m / 0.3mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.6km / 0.4mi
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
0.5km / 0.33mi

About Istanbul

Istanbul, a city that spans two continents, offers a rich tapestry of experiences. One of the most significant attractions is Hagia Sophia, a magnificent architectural marvel that has served as a basilica, mosque, and now a museum. Its stunning dome and intricate mosaics provide insight into the city’s diverse history.

Another essential visit is the Topkapi Palace, the former residence of Ottoman sultans. Here, you can explore lavish rooms, beautiful courtyards, and an extensive collection of artifacts, including the famous Spoonmaker's Diamond. The palace also offers picturesque views of the Bosphorus.

Exploring the Grand Bazaar is a must for those interested in shopping and local culture. This historic market, with thousands of shops selling everything from spices to textiles, is an excellent place to experience the vibrant atmosphere of Istanbul. Engaging with local vendors and haggling can be part of the charm.

The Blue Mosque, known for its stunning blue tiles, is another iconic site. Visitors can admire its impressive architecture and serene atmosphere, while respecting the prayer practices that take place within. Nearby, the Basilica Cistern provides a glimpse into the city’s ancient infrastructure and offers a cool respite from the bustling streets above.

For a taste of local life, a stroll along the Bosphorus Strait is enjoyable. You can take a ferry ride to witness the city from the water, passing by historic palaces and waterfront neighborhoods. The views are especially beautiful at sunset.

Culinary enthusiasts should not miss sampling traditional Turkish cuisine. Dining in a local meyhane or enjoying street food like simit and kebabs can provide a genuine taste of Istanbul's culinary heritage. Visiting Kadikoy on the Asian side of the city offers a vibrant market scene and a chance to experience a different atmosphere.

Lastly, the Chora Church stands out for its stunning mosaics and frescoes, showcasing Byzantine art at its finest. Its location, slightly off the beaten path, allows for a quieter experience compared to more tourist-heavy sites.

In essence, Istanbul presents a blend of history, culture, and modern life, making it a compelling destination for any traveler.




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