Hotel Poem (Istanbul)

Hotel Poem is an excellent small hotel in the mid-range of prices and with a quirky, family feel to it. The name of the hotel comes rom the fact that the 16 rooms are named after famous Turkish poems (which are displayed, translated into English). Together with the friendly staff the hotel seemed to really care about the people who stayed in it and wanted them to have a good time. The location is ideal awith around five minutes walking time to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. The hotel is at the foot of Terbiyik Solak Street (No. 12), just off Akbiyik Caddesi a main road in the ancient Sultanahmet area. The hotel offer airport pickups. The rooms ...  Read the complete review

We spent a week in Istanbul last summer and stayed in this wonderful hotel. It is not the biggest hotel in the world and only has 16 rooms. Each room is however given a unique name. Each room is named after a poem which, as my girlfriend puts it, shows that the hotel has a soul. The hotel itself is situated in a great place. It is in the centre of an area called Old Sultanahmet. It is essentially in the centre of all the tourist area but this does not mean it is bad. There are a lot of restaurants nearby and most of the restaurants owners speak good English so there should be no problem with the language. The hotel is also about 5-10 minutes from one of the ...  Read the complete review