Hotel Arcadia Blue Istanbul
A well-run four-star hotel in Sultanahmet, known for its rooftop restaurant overlooking the historic peninsula.
Location
Beside the Hippodrome, a short walk to the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and the Grand Bazaar; about 50 minutes from IST.
Highlights
- ✦Rooftop restaurant with views of the Blue Mosque and Sea of Marmara
- ✦Walking-distance location for Old City programmes
- ✦Good value for groups and families
Facilities
Room categories
Standard and superior doubles and twins, triples and family rooms, some with sea or Old City views.
Suited for
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Places nearby
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)0.3 km
Sultan Ahmed I’s imperial mosque, famous for its six minarets and blue İznik-tiled interior.
- Basilica Cistern0.6 km
A sixth-century underground cistern of 336 marble columns, with the famous Medusa heads.
- Hagia Sophia0.7 km
The sixth-century Byzantine cathedral, later an Ottoman mosque — the defining monument of Istanbul.
- Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı)0.7 km
One of the oldest and largest covered markets in the world — a labyrinth of vaulted streets, hans and thousands of shops.
- Topkapı Palace1.1 km
The palace of the Ottoman sultans for almost four centuries, overlooking the meeting point of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn.
- Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı)1.3 km
The seventeenth-century Egyptian Bazaar at Eminönü — spices, Turkish delight, nuts, dried fruit and teas.
Tours & excursions
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Hotel Arcadia Blue Istanbul
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