Location. The Hippodrome Hotel is located in Sultanahmet, the historic centre of Istanbul, Turkey, 500 metres from the nearest metro station and some of the city’s major sights, including the Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace. The Grand Bazaar, home to more than 4,000 shops and restaurants, is three kilometres away.
Hotel Features. A four storey city centre property, the Hippodrome Hotel features interiors inspired by traditional Ottoman decor. Amenities include a safe deposit box, cash machine, and currency exchange. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas of the hotel. Staff at the front desk can provide around the clock room service and offer advice on Istanbul’s sights and attractions.

The Hippodrome Restaurant serves a range of international dishes, either indoors or outside on the terrace overlooking the Marmara Sea and the Blue Mosque. A complimentary breakfast is offered every morning.

The Hippodrome Hotel offers meeting rooms for small groups and provides secretarial services.

Scooters and bicycles can be hired in the area. The Bosphorus offers opportunities for boating and fishing. The nearest golf course is six kilometres from the hotel.

Guestrooms. All 22 guestrooms and apartments decorated in Ottoman style, with earthy, natural colours schemes, wooden floors, and traditional wood furniture. Standard amenities include complimentary wireless Internet, multi line phones, satellite television, minibars, extra towels, and slippers. Bathrooms offer shower/tub combinations and complimentary designer toiletries. Apartments feature kitchens and separate living areas.

Expert Tip. Beneath Istanbul lie hundreds of gloomy Byzantine cisterns that date from the time when the city was known as Constantinople. Supported by 336 marble columns, the Sunken Palace is the largest of the cisterns, able to store thousands of cubic metres of water in case of drought.