Hippodrome Hotel - Istanbul, Turkey 

A perfect base in istanbul
Posted: Sun, Sep 02 2007
For 40 euros a night I was expecting something not very salubrious, but Hotel Hippodrome was just perfect. It's right in the middle of Sultanahmet so a really close walk to the Blue Mosque, Topkapi and Aya Sophia, and the Galata Bridge and the Grand Bazaar were only 15/20 min walk. There is a street full of restaurants and bars just up the road. The hotel rooms were very clean and well appointed, and relatively spacious. Fridge and AC. Friendly staff. Breakfast was in the terrace restaurant of their sister hotel across the road. As well as lovely views, the omelette was a great start to the day or there was a wide buffet selection. No complaints at all.

Great place to stay
Posted: Tue, Aug 28 2007
Stayed here for 9 days with hubbie and two children. Had two adjoining rooms, one double and two single beds but only one A/C and as it was hot needed to keep both doors open which might have been ok except for my snorning husband who kept us all awake despite being banished to his own room alone only we didn't have the heart to lock him in as he might suffocate without the cool. Not the hotels fault, the snoring. Otherwise no complaints, location great, daily cleaning and ample toilet paper! Double bed way comfortable, single beds a bit on the hard side. Didn't mind the short walk for the buffet breakfast , worth it for the view. Good value for money. Would stay there again anytime. Travel tips: Beware of the taxi man who made off with not only twice the going rate but also an extra 100YTL. We learned the public transport system pretty quickly after that and found it very easy for getting around. Also the cute cherry juice seller,all dressed up in his costume . No sooner has he the children at his side and urging u to take photo while proffering minute amount of juice in our cups when he lands u with the bill. My husband hates to look at the photo. It makes me laugh still. He reakons we should have run for it as he'd have been hard pressed to catch up carrying that thing on his back. He was still smarting after the taxi robber.

Great Location!
Posted: Fri, Jul 06 2007
Me and my husband stayed here last weekend and although we didn't spend much time in the room we had a great time. The hotel staff was very friendly and helpful. The location is excellent, we had a nice view of the Blue Mosque from our room. The room was pretty average, comfy bed and pretty of space for the two of us. The only problem we had was with our taxi driver (nothing to do with the hotel though) Our taxi driver claimed to have been "lost", so we ended up having to call the hotel and have them talk to the driver, but the cost was about 36 YTL from the airport to the hotel. My best advice would be to print out the name of the hotel and make sure you let them know it's located in the sultanahmet (sp) area.