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Hotel Sultania vs Hotel Empress Zoe
Hotel Empress Zoe and Hotel Sultania are both praised by travel writers. Overall, Hotel Empress Zoe scores significantly better than Hotel Sultania. Hotel Empress Zoe has a TripExpert Score of 85 with accolades from 8 reviewers including Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Concierge.
Hotel Sultania
Oyster
Star Service
The Telegraph
U.S. News & World Report
Ebusuud Cad. Mehmet Murat Sok. No:4, Sirkeci, Fatih, Istanbul 34110, Turkey
From $46 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Oyster
Upscale
"This upscale 42-room hotel in the Sirkeci neighborhood of Sultanahmet is the nicest of the Yasmak Hotels mini-chain."
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Star Service
"This palatial, Ottoman-style property describes itself as being fit for a sultan, and the interior decor certainly makes it feel that way."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"The Sultania is one of the best hotels in Sirkeci, a characterful district nuzzling-up to the historic core of Istanbul’s old city."
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U.S. News & World Report
14.0
"According to previous visitors, Hotel Sultania lives up to its promise of making each guest "feel like a sultan."
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Hotel Empress Zoe
Rough Guide
Concierge
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
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Akbiyik Caddesi 10, Sultanahmet, Istanbul 34122, Turkey
From $54 /night
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Rough Guide
"The nineteen rooms are in dark wood with richly coloured textiles, accessed by a narrow spiral staircase."
Concierge
"The Empress Zoe is one of the rare places in the area to display any spark of creativity in its concept and design."
Fodor's
"The hotel's lush garden is an extremely tranquil spot to eat breakfast, and there's also an intimate, two-level roof terrace with nice views."
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Travel + Leisure
"Equally close to Sultanahmet’s major tourist sites as the Four Seasons, this boutique hotel is both quirkily charming and easy on the wallet."
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DK Eyewitness
"It is claimed that Empress Zoe actually lived here. The two buildings have been restored to an exceptionally high standard of taste and design with an abundance of spacious suites."
