Sublime Porte Hotel in Istanbul

Such a cozy hotel next to the main attractions (Blue Mosque, Basilica Cisterna, Topkapi, etc). Perfect location and amazing, very helpful staff. A huge thank you to Emre for our amazing stay in Istanbul. In addition, there is a small nice garden with the kitchen which is accessible 24/7.

Everything was just perfect, the location was amazing, in the heart of Istanbul and the staff very friendly and welcoming. Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque are a few minutes away. The rooms are good, the beds are very comfortable. All recommendations

Perfect, as always. Perfect team. Superb location, just steps from the tourist attractions. Top-notch team, always there in any situation. We simply felt at home. God bless you all. With love, Melanie

The hotel owner was very welcoming and recommended many places worth visiting.

A small but truly welcoming hotel! It has just a few well-maintained rooms, and the staff is very young, friendly, and always ready to resolve any issues. Its location is excellent, just a 10-minute walk from Sultanahmet Square, home to the magnificent Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque. We were truly satisfied with our stay and highly recommend choosing it as the perfect place to start your tour of wonderful Istanbul!

This is an odd review in that technically I reserved my room here through AirBnB without knowing the room was actually the top floor of the Sublime Porte Hotel. Normally, I would just review on AirBnB and be done, but I wanted to say some thing about the hotel in general. I paid through AirBnB, but all comments about breakfast, location, and staff related to the hotel in general. The hotel is very centrallly located. In some rooms, you can see Topkopi out your window and you can walk to everything else. But to the meat of this... the staff are the most attentive you will ever get at reasonably priced hotel. Not one are they kind and personable, but they got my boyfriend and I out of some real trouble-- the boyfriend left his phone in the back of a taxi at 2:00 in morning, and the staff was tireless in calling the phone, negotiating the price of phone return (the taxi driving was awful and yelling and demanding a good deal of money for the phone's return so having someone negotiate this in Turkish was essential). The last day, my driver to the airport (who I had booked through a third company) did not arrive, and they were very helpful in calling and helping with the situation (I made my flight!). Anyhow, my room was fantastic (I'm sure they can direct you as to how to book the top floor if you contact them) and the staff in general were just the best guys. Thanks!

We stayed at the Sublime Porte Hotel in Istanbul's old town for 3-nights in mid-May ($259 Can). It is a small hotel, beside the Topaki Palace's wall perched on a slope facing the Sea of Marmara downstream from the Bosporus outlet, a short 5-min walk to the Palace, Blue Mosque, Aya Sofya and Basilica Cistern, and ~20 min to the Grand Bazaar. While the Sublime Porte is a small hotel, they rented the top floor room through Airbnb. The room was clearly the best in the hotel, a large suite with a sea view balcony. The bedroom area was open to the bathroom at the back and fronted by the large, full-width balcony (table and 2 chairs) with stunning views of the palace walls and the ocean beyond, ideal for watching the ships go by while having breakfast or sipping a sunset drink. The room was furnished with a comfortable queen bed with side tables, a long desk, plenty of storage space in a wardrobe plus 4 sets of 3-drawer cabinets. The bathroom was large with plenty of counter space and a large shower with good water pressure. You should note that the bathroom is open to the bedroom, but the toilet is almost out of view behind the shower. Also note that the room is on the third floor up narrow staircases, but the staff will help with the luggage. Best of all was our host, Emrah. He spoke English fluently, and he was cheerful, friendly and helpful, a great source of information (need a SIM card, he will rent you one; want a Bosporus cruise, he will book it and don't pay him if you don't like it; want a local restaurant, he will give you recommendations and steer you away from the tourist traps), and always good for a chat when ever we saw him. Overall, an excellent choice in what can be an expensive city. The hotel in general is great, but definitely go to the extra expense to book the top floor suite. You won't be disappointed.

This is my fourth visit to this place still amazing place very nice and quite place room is really good and clean staff are amazing always very helpful specially Emrah anything I ask for he is always there helping me out I like the new eating area great view also I would definitely come back again