Shining Star Hotel in Sultanahmet, near the Basilica Cistern
Hotel on Alayköşkü Caddesi in Sultanahmet, about 0.2 km from the Basilica Cistern and 0.3 km from Hagia Sophia, with family rooms and a paid airport shuttle.
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
- Basilica Cistern · 0.2 km
- Check-in
- from 14:00
- Check-out
- until 12:00
- Room sizes
- 22–45 m²
- Children
- Welcome
- Pets
- Not allowed
How it scores
trbnb’s own scores, worked out from the facts on this page. Not a guest rating.
- Near the sights
- 0.2 km to Basilica Cistern · 5 places listed within 1 km
- Rooms
- 10 room types · 22–45 m²
- Facilities
- 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.
Alayköşkü Caddesi, about 0.2 km from the Basilica Cistern
The Shining Star Hotel stands on Alayköşkü Caddesi in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, postcode 34110. Measured in a straight line, the Basilica Cistern is about 0.2 km away, Hagia Sophia and Hagia Irene about 0.3 km each, and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 0.5 km. Topkapı Palace and Sirkeci railway station are both about 0.6 km, and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 1.3 km.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 30.5 km away. The hotel runs an airport shuttle, which is paid.
From 22 m² doubles to the 45 m² Family Studio
The smallest rooms are three 22 m² options: the Superior Double Room and the Double Room - Disability Access, each with one queen bed and sleeping up to 3, and the Superior Twin Room with two twin beds, sleeping up to 3. All three have a city view.
Families have two clear choices. The Family Room is 26 m², with a double bed and a queen bed, and sleeps up to 5. The Family Studio is the largest room at 45 m², with two queen beds, a twin bed and a sofa bed, so it spreads a family out without anyone sharing a bed. Groups of up to 6 fit the Connection Suite Room, 40 m² with two queen beds and a twin bed, and a city view.
The Double Room - Disability Access is the hotel's adapted room: 22 m², one queen bed, sleeps up to 3, city view.
| Room type | Size | Beds | Sleeps | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Room - Disability Access | 22 m² | 1 queen bed | up to 3 | city view |
| Family Studio | 45 m² | 1 sofa bed, 2 queen beds, 1 twin bed | – | – |
| Connection Suite Room | 40 m² | 2 queen beds, 1 twin bed | up to 6 | city view |
| Business Twin Room | – | 2 twin beds | up to 2 | – |
| Exclusive Double Room | – | 1 double bed | up to 2 | – |
| Family Room | 26 m² | 1 double bed, 1 queen bed | up to 5 | city view |
| Superior Double Room | 22 m² | 1 queen bed | up to 3 | city view |
| Superior Triple Room | 24 m² | 3 twin beds | – | city view |
| Superior Twin Room | 22 m² | 2 twin beds | up to 3 | city view |
| Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds | – | 3 twin beds | up to 3 | – |
Facilities for disabled guests, family rooms, a lift and a bar
The hotel's facilities include facilities for disabled guests, family rooms, a lift and a bar. The dedicated Double Room - Disability Access, alongside the general facilities for disabled guests, makes this a workable choice for travellers who need an adapted room.
Check-in, check-out, children and pets
Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00, which gives a full morning before departure. Children are allowed at the hotel. Pets are not allowed, so anyone travelling with an animal will need a different property.
Not for pets; paid airport shuttle about 30.5 km
It does not suit anyone travelling with pets. The paid airport shuttle covers the roughly 30.5 km to Sabiha Gökçen.
What's here
- Family rooms
- Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- Air conditioning
- Free WiFi
- Non-smoking rooms
- 24-hour front desk
- Heating
- Lift / Elevator
- Laundry
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Bar
- Soundproof rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Ironing service
- Dry cleaning
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
All 46
- Daily housekeeping
- Designated smoking area
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Concierge service
- Wheelchair accessible
- Lockers
- Toilet with grab rails
- Kid-friendly buffet
- Baby safety gates
- Lower bathroom sink
- Higher level toilet
- Fruits
- Visual aids: Braille
- Auditory guidance
- Access to health care professionals
- Tour/class on local culture
- Fax/photocopying
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Invoice provided
- Smoke alarms
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- CCTV in common areas
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Key card access
Rooms
- Business Twin Room2 Twin bed · Sleeps 2
- Connection Suite Room40 m² · 2 Queen Bed, 1 Twin bed · City View · Sleeps 6
- Double Room - Disability Access22 m² · 1 Queen bed · City View · Sleeps 3
- Exclusive Double Room1 Double bed · Sleeps 2
- Family Room26 m² · 1 Double bed, 1 Queen bed · City View · Sleeps 5
- Family Studio45 m² · 1 Sofa bed, 2 Queen bed, 1 Twin bed
All 10 room types
- Superior Double Room22 m² · 1 Queen bed · City View · Sleeps 3
- Superior Triple Room24 m² · 3 Twin bed · City View
- Superior Twin Room22 m² · 2 Twin bed · City View · Sleeps 3
- Triple Room, 3 Twin Beds3 Twin bed · Sleeps 3
Where you'll be
Address: Alayköşkü Caddesi Şengül Hamam Sk. No: 3 Sultanahmet, 34110, Istanbul
Open in mapsQuestions
How far is the hotel from the main Sultanahmet sights?
The Basilica Cistern is about 0.2 km away in a straight line, Hagia Sophia about 0.3 km, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 0.5 km and Topkapı Palace about 0.6 km.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out is until 12:00.
Are children and pets allowed?
Children are allowed. Pets are not allowed.
Is there an airport transfer?
Yes, the hotel runs an airport shuttle, which is paid. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 30.5 km away in a straight line.
Does the hotel have a room for guests with disabilities?
Yes. The Double Room - Disability Access is 22 m² with one queen bed, sleeps up to 3 and has a city view, and the hotel's facilities include facilities for disabled guests and a lift.
Which room should a family of five or six choose?
The Family Room sleeps up to 5 in 26 m².
Sources (8)
- Basilica Cistern (Wikidata Q216511, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Hagia Sophia (Wikidata Q12506, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Hagia Irene (Wikidata Q736676, CC0) · Wikimedia Foundation
- Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Wikidata Q80541, 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
