Hippodrome Hotel, Sultanahmet, near the Blue Mosque
Hotel in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, about 0.3 km in a straight line from the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and 0.4 km from Hagia Sophia, with family rooms and a restaurant.
Written with AI, checked against our hotel data and the sources below
Prices for the next weekends
The lowest price for 2 adults, the next four weekends
Key facts
- Closest
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque · 0.3 km
- Check-in
- from 13:00
- Check-out
- until 12:00
- Room sizes
- 15–25 m²
- Children
- Welcome
- Pets
- Not allowed
- Parking
- None on site
How it scores
trbnb’s own scores, worked out from the facts on this page. Not a guest rating.
- Near the sights
- 0.3 km to Sultan Ahmed Mosque · 4 places listed within 1 km
- Rooms
- 7 room types · 15–25 m²
- Facilities
- Dining · Front desk services · Comfort and access
- Families
- Children welcome · family rooms
- Wellness
- No spa, pool or gym listed
How we score
Each score is worked out by code from the facts this page shows, never from guests’ ratings or a writer’s opinion, and is given as 1 to 5 dots.
Near the sights: how close the nearest listed sight is, and how many are within 1 km. Rooms: the room sizes we show and how many types there are. Facilities: how many kinds the hotel lists (dining, pool or spa, fitness, front desk services, comfort and access). Families: whether children are welcome, and family rooms, a kids’ club or pool, a playground, babysitting. Wellness: spa, hammam, sauna, steam room, pools, gym and massage.
A score is left out when the hotel’s facts are too few to judge it.
Where it is, and how far the landmarks are
The Hippodrome Hotel stands on Mimar Mehmetaga Caddesi in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, postcode 34400. Topkapı Palace is about 1 km away and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 1.8 km.
For arrivals and departures by train, Sirkeci railway station is about 1.2 km away. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 30.1 km from the hotel and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 34.7 km, both measured in a straight line. The hotel runs a paid airport shuttle.
From a 15 m² single to the 25 m² family rooms
The hotel has seven room types, and the differences between them are mostly about size, beds and view rather than character. The two smallest are the Economy Double Room and the Single Room, at 15 m² each. The Economy Double Room has a queen bed and two twin beds and sleeps up to 3, which is generous for its size; the Single Room sleeps up to 1 and has a twin bed and a double bed in it.
The Double or Twin Room, at 17 m², comes with either a double bed or two twin beds and sleeps up to 3, so it suits a couple or two travellers who want to specify their bed arrangement.
The two 25 m² rooms are the Family Room, with two twin beds and a double bed, and the Deluxe Family Room, with three twin beds and a double bed and a garden view. The Economy Double Room also has a garden view.
| Room type | Size | Beds | Sleeps | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy Double Room | 15 m² | 1 queen bed, 2 twin beds | up to 3 | garden view |
| Family Room | 25 m² | 2 twin beds, 1 double bed | – | – |
| Double or Twin Room | 17 m² | 1 double bed or 2 twin beds | up to 3 | – |
| Deluxe Family Room | 25 m² | 3 twin beds, 1 double bed | – | garden view |
| Superior Double or Twin Room with Sea View | 20 m² | 2 double beds or 2 twin beds | up to 3 | sea view |
| Single Room | 15 m² | 1 twin bed, 1 double bed | up to 1 | – |
| Triple Room | 17 m² | 4 twin beds, 1 double bed | – | – |
What is on site
The hotel has a restaurant and room service. There is a lift. Family rooms are part of the room offer.
Beyond that, the hotel offers the practical services a city stay calls for, including WiFi, air conditioning and heating, non-smoking rooms, a terrace and a garden, laundry and dry cleaning, a tour desk and car hire, and a 24-hour front desk with security arrangements.
Check-in, children, pets and parking
Check-in is from 13:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed at the hotel, and with family rooms it works for a family with one child without needing two separate rooms.
Pets are not allowed. There is no parking at the hotel.
Who it suits, and who it should give pause
The hotel suits travellers whose trip is built around Sultanahmet's landmarks: the mosque, Hagia Sophia, the cistern and Topkapı Palace are all within about a kilometre in a straight line. Families fit well, given the family rooms, the children-allowed policy and the bed configurations across the room types. Solo travellers get a purpose-built Single Room, which sleeps up to 1, and the Double or Twin Room sleeps up to 3.
It suits a traveller less well if they are driving, since there is no parking, or if they are travelling with a pet.
What's here
- Family rooms
- Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- Restaurant
- Air conditioning
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Room service
- Heating
- Terrace
- Garden
- Lift / Elevator
- Laundry
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Tour desk
- Ironing service
All 36
- Car hire
- Dry cleaning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Daily housekeeping
- Designated smoking area
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Concierge service
- Access to health care professionals
- Fax/photocopying
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Smoke alarms
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
Rooms
- Deluxe Family Room25 m² · 3 Twin bed, 1 Double bed · Garden View
- Double or Twin Room17 m² · 1 Double bed, 2 Twin bed · Sleeps 3
- Economy Double Room15 m² · 1 Queen bed, 2 Twin bed · Garden View · Sleeps 3
- Family Room25 m² · 2 Twin bed, 1 Double bed
- Single Room15 m² · 1 Twin bed, 1 Double bed · Sleeps 1
- Superior Double or Twin Room with Sea View20 m² · 2 Double bed, 2 Twin bed · Sea View · Sleeps 3
- Triple Room17 m² · 4 Twin bed, 1 Double bed
Where you'll be
Address: Mimar Mehmetaga Cad. No:38 Sultanahmet, 34400, Istanbul
Open in mapsQuestions
How far is the Hippodrome Hotel from the main Sultanahmet sights?
The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is about 0.3 km away in a straight line, Hagia Sophia and the Basilica Cistern about 0.4 km each, and Topkapı Palace about 1 km.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is from 13:00 and check-out is until 12:00.
Is there an airport shuttle?
Yes, the hotel runs a paid airport shuttle. Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 34.7 km away and Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) about 30.1 km, in a straight line.
Are children and pets allowed?
Children are allowed, and the hotel has family rooms. Pets are not allowed.
Is there parking at the hotel?
No, the hotel has no parking. It does offer car hire and a paid shuttle service.
Which room should I choose for a sea view?
The Superior Double or Twin Room with Sea View, 20 m², sleeping up to 3, is the only room type with a sea view. The Economy Double Room and the Deluxe Family Room have garden views.
Sources (8)
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Wikidata Q80541, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Hagia Sophia (Wikidata Q12506, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Basilica Cistern (Wikidata Q216511, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Topkapı Palace (Wikidata Q170495, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Süleymaniye Mosque (Wikidata Q178643, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Sirkeci railway station (Wikidata Q800974, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (Wikidata Q723622, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Istanbul Airport (Wikidata Q3661908, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
