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Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa

Alemdar Mahallesi Çatalçeşme sokak no 23
Rated 9.4 in 1983 reviews

Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa offers a refined experience in the heart of Istanbul, blending modern amenities with traditional Turkish hospitality. This hotel stands out for its thoughtful design and attention to detail, providing guests with a tranquil atmosphere amidst the bustling city. Featuring elegantly appointed rooms, the hotel ensures a comfortable stay for both business and leisure travelers.

Guests can enjoy a range of facilities, including an inviting spa that offers various treatments and wellness services aimed at relaxation and rejuvenation. The on-site dining options showcase a mix of local and international cuisine, allowing guests to savor the flavors of Istanbul without leaving the hotel. The restaurant's ambiance is carefully curated, making it an ideal place for both casual dining and special occasions.

Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa also places a strong emphasis on providing excellent customer service. The staff is attentive and knowledgeable, always ready to assist guests with recommendations or any inquiries they may have about the city. The hotel’s central location allows visitors easy access to many of Istanbul's key attractions, such as historic landmarks, vibrant markets, and diverse neighborhoods.

Whether guests are visiting for a short getaway or an extended stay, Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa offers a balanced combination of comfort, convenience, and authentic Turkish culture, ensuring a memorable stay in this enchanting city.

Climate and Weather

January
 10°
 3°
 8°
 3
Sun hours / day
 14
Rain free days
February
 10°
 3°
 8°
 4
Sun hours / day
 15
Rain free days
March
 13°
 5°
 9°
 5
Sun hours / day
 17
Rain free days
April
 17°
 8°
 11°
 6
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
May
 22°
 13°
 15°
 8
Sun hours / day
 25
Rain free days
June
 27°
 18°
 20°
 10
Sun hours / day
 26
Rain free days
July
 30°
 21°
 23°
 11
Sun hours / day
 28
Rain free days
August
 30°
 21°
 24°
 11
Sun hours / day
 27
Rain free days
September
 26°
 17°
 22°
 9
Sun hours / day
 24
Rain free days
October
 20°
 13°
 19°
 7
Sun hours / day
 21
Rain free days
November
 15°
 9°
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 18
Rain free days
December
 11°
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 4
Sun hours / day
 13
Rain free days

Michelin Restaurants in Istanbul and near Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
290m / 320yd
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
280m / 310yd
Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.6km / 0.36mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
470m / 0.29mi
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
380m / 420yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
200m / 220yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
210m / 230yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.8km / 1.1mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
440m / 480yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
440m / 480yd
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
390m / 430yd
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
410m / 450yd
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
370m / 400yd
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.8km / 0.49mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.8km / 0.53mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.74mi
Laleli Camii
Laleli Camii
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 0.99mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.7km / 1.1mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
420m / 460yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 1mi
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Contemporary art museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.9km / 1.2mi
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.5km / 0.32mi
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.5km / 0.34mi
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
0.6km / 0.36mi
Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
390m / 420yd
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.66mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
490m / 0.31mi
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.66mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
220m / 250yd
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
170m / 180yd
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
390m / 430yd
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.6km / 0.36mi
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Mosque in Turkey
430m / 470yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.3km / 0.84mi
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1km / 0.63mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in Istanbul, Turkey
460m / 0.29mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
Park in Istanbul, Turkey
280m / 300yd
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
270m / 290yd
The Jewish Museum of Turkey
The Jewish Museum of Turkey
Museum in Beyoğlu District
1.9km / 1.2mi
İşbank Museum
İşbank Museum
Museum in Fatih District
0.8km / 0.48mi
Theodosia Cistern
Theodosia Cistern
Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 390yd

What to do in Istanbul and near Azra Sultan Hotel & Spa

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
290m / 320yd
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
280m / 310yd
Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.6km / 0.36mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
470m / 0.29mi
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
380m / 420yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
200m / 220yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
210m / 230yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.8km / 1.1mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
440m / 480yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
440m / 480yd
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
390m / 430yd
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
410m / 450yd
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
370m / 400yd
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.8km / 0.49mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.8km / 0.53mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.74mi
Laleli Camii
Laleli Camii
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 0.99mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.7km / 1.1mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
420m / 460yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 1mi
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Contemporary art museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.9km / 1.2mi
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.5km / 0.32mi
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.9km / 1.2mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.5km / 0.34mi
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
0.6km / 0.36mi
Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
390m / 420yd
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.66mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
490m / 0.31mi
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.66mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
220m / 250yd
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
170m / 180yd
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
390m / 430yd
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.6km / 0.36mi
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Mosque in Turkey
430m / 470yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.3km / 0.84mi
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1km / 0.63mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in Istanbul, Turkey
460m / 0.29mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
Park in Istanbul, Turkey
280m / 300yd
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
270m / 290yd
The Jewish Museum of Turkey
The Jewish Museum of Turkey
Museum in Beyoğlu District
1.9km / 1.2mi
İşbank Museum
İşbank Museum
Museum in Fatih District
0.8km / 0.48mi
Theodosia Cistern
Theodosia Cistern
Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 390yd

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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