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No12 Hotel Sultanahmet

12 Profesör Kazım İsmail Gürkan Caddesi 12
Rated 9.2 in 3469 reviews

No12 Hotel Sultanahmet is nestled in the heart of Istanbul, Turkey, offering visitors a unique stay in one of the city’s most historic and vibrant districts. This boutique hotel is a charming establishment that perfectly balances modern convenience with the rich cultural heritage of the surrounding area.

Located within walking distance to iconic landmarks such as the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Topkapi Palace, No12 Hotel Sultanahmet provides an ideal base for travelers wishing to explore the history and culture of Istanbul. The hotel itself is designed with a tasteful blend of classic and contemporary styles, offering a warm and inviting atmosphere that is both elegant and comfortable.

Accommodations at No12 Hotel Sultanahmet are thoughtfully furnished to ensure a relaxing stay, with amenities that cater to the needs of today’s travelers. Each room is equipped with modern touches that include complimentary Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and flat-screen televisions, allowing guests to unwind after a day of exploration. Additionally, the hotel's attentive staff is dedicated to providing exceptional service, contributing to a personalized experience for each guest.

The hotel also features a delightful on-site restaurant where guests can enjoy a variety of traditional Turkish dishes and international cuisine. The culinary offerings are a testament to the rich flavors and vibrant food culture of Istanbul.

With its prime location, intimate setting, and attentive service, No12 Hotel Sultanahmet is a wonderful choice for those seeking a memorable stay in Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district.

Climate and Weather

January
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Sun hours / day
 14
Rain free days
February
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 15
Rain free days
March
 13°
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 5
Sun hours / day
 17
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April
 17°
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 21
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May
 22°
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Sun hours / day
 25
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June
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 10
Sun hours / day
 26
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Michelin Restaurants in Istanbul and near No12 Hotel Sultanahmet

TURK FATİH TUTAK in Istanbul
TURK FATİH TUTAK
2 Stars - Excellent cooking2 Stars - Excellent cooking
5.3km / 3.3mi
Neolokal in Istanbul
Neolokal
1 Star - High quality cookingGreen Star - Sustainable gastronomy
1.5km / 0.95mi
Nicole in Istanbul
Nicole
1 Star - High quality cooking
2.2km / 1.4mi
Mikla in Istanbul
Mikla
1 Star - High quality cooking
2.3km / 1.4mi
Arkestra in Istanbul
Arkestra
1 Star - High quality cooking
8.9km / 5.5mi
Sankai by Nagaya in Istanbul
Sankai by Nagaya
1 Star - High quality cooking
9.4km / 5.9mi
Araka in Istanbul
Araka
1 Star - High quality cooking
13.9km / 8.7mi
Giritli in Istanbul
Giritli
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
0.8km / 0.52mi
Pandeli in Istanbul
Pandeli
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
0.9km / 0.53mi
Tershane in Istanbul
Tershane
Bib Gourmand - Good quality, good value cooking
1.4km / 0.87mi
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.33mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.6km / 0.39mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
0.6km / 0.35mi
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
290m / 310yd
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.7km / 1.1mi
Laleli Mosque
Laleli Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
270m / 290yd
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.53mi
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.7km / 1.1mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
440m / 480yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.9km / 0.55mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
370m / 410yd
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 400yd
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.72mi
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Museum of Islamic arts in Istanbul
450m / 0.28mi
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.6km / 0.99mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
190m / 210yd
Şeyh Süleyman Mosque
Şeyh Süleyman Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
2km / 1.2mi
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.3km / 0.83mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey, from Delphi
0.5km / 0.32mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.31mi
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 0.98mi
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
470m / 0.29mi
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
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
490m / 0.3mi
Nusretiye Mosque
Nusretiye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
2km / 1.2mi
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Contemporary art museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.8km / 1.1mi
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Museum building in Fatih, Istanbul
460m / 0.29mi
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.8km / 1.1mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
410m / 450yd
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Great Palace Mosaic Museum
Museum
0.7km / 0.42mi
Column of Constantine
Column of Constantine
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
430m / 470yd
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Rüstem Pasha Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1km / 0.62mi
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.67mi
Burmalı Mosque
Burmalı Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.7km / 1.1mi
Shaykh Ebu'l Vefa Mosque
Shaykh Ebu'l Vefa Mosque
1.6km / 0.96mi
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
0.9km / 0.59mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in İstanbul, Turkey
490m / 0.3mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
City park in İstanbul, Turkey
220m / 240yd
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha II Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.8km / 1.1mi

What to do in Istanbul and near No12 Hotel Sultanahmet

Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
330m / 360yd
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.33mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.6km / 0.39mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
0.6km / 0.35mi
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
290m / 310yd
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.7km / 1.1mi
Laleli Mosque
Laleli Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.6km / 1mi
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
270m / 290yd
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.53mi
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.7km / 1.1mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
440m / 480yd
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Religious building from the Byzantine Empire period
1.9km / 1.2mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.9km / 0.55mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
370m / 410yd
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 400yd
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.72mi
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Museum of Islamic arts in Istanbul
450m / 0.28mi
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.6km / 0.99mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
190m / 210yd
Şeyh Süleyman Mosque
Şeyh Süleyman Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
2km / 1.2mi
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
1.3km / 0.83mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey, from Delphi
0.5km / 0.32mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.31mi
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.6km / 0.98mi
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
470m / 0.29mi
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
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
490m / 0.3mi

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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