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Rast Hotel Sultanahmet

Binbirdirek Mah. Klodferar Cad. No:4 Sultanahmet
Rated 9.2 in 477 reviews

Rast Hotel Sultanahmet is a charming accommodation option located in the heart of Istanbul's historic Sultanahmet district. This hotel is designed to provide guests with a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere, making it an ideal base for exploring the city's rich cultural heritage.

The hotel features a blend of traditional Turkish hospitality and modern conveniences, ensuring that visitors feel both at home and well taken care of. Guests can enjoy a range of services, including a restaurant that serves a variety of delectable local and international dishes. The on-site facilities also include a cozy lounge area and a terrace that offers scenic views of the surrounding area.

Rast Hotel Sultanahmet is within walking distance of several iconic landmarks, such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, and the Topkapi Palace, making it an excellent choice for those looking to immerse themselves in the history and beauty of Istanbul. The attentive staff is dedicated to providing exceptional service, assisting guests with any needs or inquiries they may have during their stay.

Whether you're visiting for leisure or business, Rast Hotel Sultanahmet provides a comfortable refuge amidst the vibrant energy of Istanbul. With its strategic location, personalized service, and welcoming ambiance, guests are sure to enjoy a memorable experience at this well-appointed hotel.

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
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 17
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April
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 21
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May
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 25
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June
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 10
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 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 Rast Hotel Sultanahmet

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
480m / 0.3mi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
460m / 0.28mi
Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.56mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.8km / 0.52mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
430m / 470yd
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
340m / 370yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
260m / 280yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
390m / 420yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
330m / 370yd
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
0.7km / 0.43mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
0.6km / 0.39mi
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
230m / 250yd
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.91mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.6km / 0.36mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.72mi
Laleli Camii
Laleli Camii
Mosque in Turkey
1.4km / 0.87mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.92mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
300m / 330yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.5km / 0.92mi
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.8km / 0.48mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.8km / 0.49mi
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)
180m / 190yd
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.69mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 390yd
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.55mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
220m / 240yd
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
290m / 310yd
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
340m / 380yd
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Mosque in Turkey
230m / 250yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.2km / 0.75mi
Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi
Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi
Mosque in Istanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.3km / 0.79mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
Park in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.33mi
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
80m / 90yd
İşbank Museum
İşbank Museum
Museum in Fatih District
0.9km / 0.55mi
Theodosia Cistern
Theodosia Cistern
Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
100m / 110yd
TGC Press Media Museum
TGC Press Media Museum
Media museum, technology museum in Istanbul, Turkey
110m / 120yd
İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi
İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi
Museum in Fatih District
1.1km / 0.7mi

What to do in Istanbul and near Rast Hotel Sultanahmet

Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Hagia Sophia (Holy Wisdom)
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
480m / 0.3mi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Ayasofya-i Kebir Câmi-i Şerifi
Mosque, museum, and former church in Istanbul, Turkey
460m / 0.28mi
Topkapi Palace
Topkapi Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.56mi
Topkapı Palace
Topkapı Palace
Palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.8km / 0.52mi
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
430m / 470yd
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey, also known as Blue Mosque
340m / 370yd
Sultan Ahmet Square
Sultan Ahmet Square
Historic square in Istanbul
260m / 280yd
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Basilica Cistern (Exit)
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
390m / 420yd
Galata Tower
Galata Tower
Historical tower in İstanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
330m / 370yd
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
0.7km / 0.43mi
Hagia Irene
Hagia Irene
Byzantine church building in Istanbul, Turkey now a hall and museum
0.6km / 0.39mi
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri
Archaeology museums in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Turkish and Islamic arts
Museum of Islamic arts
230m / 250yd
The Şehzade Mosque
The Şehzade Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.91mi
Little Hagia Sophia
Little Hagia Sophia
Former Greek Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul converted to a mosque
0.6km / 0.36mi
Bayezid II Mosque
Bayezid II Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
0.7km / 0.42mi
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.2km / 0.72mi
Laleli Camii
Laleli Camii
Mosque in Turkey
1.4km / 0.87mi
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque)
Mosque in Turkey
1.5km / 0.92mi
Serpent Column
Serpent Column
Victory column in Istanbul, Turkey
300m / 330yd
Valens Aqueduct
Valens Aqueduct
Roman aqueduct supplying Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.5km / 0.92mi
Tiled Kiosk
Tiled Kiosk
Art museum in Gülhane, Fatih, Istanbul
0.8km / 0.48mi
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum of The History of Science and Technology in Islam
Museum in Istanbul
0.8km / 0.49mi
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)
180m / 190yd
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Rüstem Paşa Camii
Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey
1.1km / 0.69mi
Grand Bazaar
Grand Bazaar
Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey
360m / 390yd
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
The Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art
Museum in Istanbul, Turkey
0.9km / 0.55mi
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Mosque
480m / 0.3mi
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Firuz Ağa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
220m / 240yd
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
290m / 310yd
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Sokullu Mehmed Pasa Mosque
Mosque in Turkey
340m / 380yd
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Gazi Atik Ali Paşa Camii
Mosque in Turkey
230m / 250yd
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Theotokos Kyriotissa (Kalenderhane)
Mosque in Turkey
1.2km / 0.75mi
Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi
Şeyh Süleyman Mescidi
Mosque in Istanbul
1.9km / 1.2mi
Column of the Goths
Column of the Goths
Roman triumphal column in Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
1.3km / 0.79mi
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Sultan Ahmed III Fountain
Fountain in Istanbul, Turkey
0.7km / 0.41mi
Gülhane Park
Gülhane Park
Park in Istanbul, Turkey
0.5km / 0.33mi
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Philoxenos
Cistern of Byzantine Constantinople
80m / 90yd
İşbank Museum
İşbank Museum
Museum in Fatih District
0.9km / 0.55mi
Theodosia Cistern
Theodosia Cistern
Cistern in Istanbul, Turkey
100m / 110yd
TGC Press Media Museum
TGC Press Media Museum
Media museum, technology museum in Istanbul, Turkey
110m / 120yd
İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi
İstanbul Üniversitesi Rıdvan Çelikel Arkeoloji Müzesi
Museum in Fatih District
1.1km / 0.7mi

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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