Armada Istanbul Old City Hotel

My husband and I stayed there during our trip to Istanbul and we really enjoyed everything! The AC was working, the breakfast was really good and nice view, it’s close to everything! 5/5

We can't ask for a better place to spend our one night stop over. Thanks to Turkish Airlines who gave us a complimentary one night stop over (with qualifying ticket purchase). Our stay in Armada Hotel Istanbul was excellent. Close to the Blue mosque and various others as well as the Bazaar and Turkish bath houses etc. Lots of Restaurant near by. They actually have their own roof top restaurant too but we didn't know until the morning we leave. The breakfast was excellent with a wide selections of dips, breads, cooked items, fruits and cereals etc. As well as teas and coffees. We were allowed to check in at 6am when when flight arrived at 5am in istanbul. That was really good with the hotel to do that. I know with a lot of hotels would never let you check in until 2 or 3 pm even if they had empty rooms. The rooms are a bit small just like a lot of other European hotels. The room was nicely decorated. With tea and coffee facility in the room. TV, good lightswitch location. A small desk and a small bench and chair to sit on. Definitely would recommend for a short stay as a tourist to explore the area. We took a hop on hop off bus while in Istanbul to familiar yourself but you can walk around the hotel easily to all the important sights. It is one block from the water and our room has side view to the water. We took a taxi from airport. Costed 500T liras. Same on the way back which the hotel organized for us. Will definitely come and stay again in this hotel. Very friendly staff too.

What a lovely experience to have been twice at Armada Hotel: the first time in 2018 and now 2023. The atmosphere of Armada Hotel is timeless and represented by the exquisite beauty and peace of its lobby, its not-so-obvious treasures we find as we go past the entrance doors, the beautiful tortoises and the quietness right in the middle of Sultanahmet. The breakfast is marvelous, delicious and nutritious. The Terrace view is splendid and the bedroom so comfortable.

Very good location. The view from the rooftop is brilliant. Walking distance from Blue Mosque. The neighbour is also very quite and happening at the same time. A lot of cafes and restaurants nearby. Breakfast options can be better. Same options daily.

I will write my review in two parts. In the first part I will talk about positive points and in the second part I will write about the negative points: positive points: 1- Very kind staff. They give you useful tips to have a nice trip. 2- Great accessibility to the visiting areas and historical places 3-Excellent breakfast 4-Nice view from the roof 5- They make the bed every day. Negative points: 1-Small rooms 2- Uncomfortable mattresses. For the double and queen size beds, they put two twin size mattresses next to each other. When you sleep on the center, the mattresses will move apart. It means that you need to sleep on one twin size mattress. I couldn't sleep well during my stay there. 3- Very narrow and uninsulated walls! you can hear the noises from other rooms when they talk or watch TV. You do not feel comfortable when you want to talk in your room. You do not have your privacy by this feeling! 4- Room services are not such great as we have in the INNs in the US. They do not change the bathrobes or towels every day.