Hotel Atlantis - Istanbul

Perfect location, simple but spacious and clean room. Very good breakfast and friendly service. This was our second stay at Atlantis and we certainly would come back.

The strong points are location and staff competence. The weak point was that, for the first night we were put at room 303. According to all standards, room 303 is totally unacceptable as a double room. Next day we were moved to room 305, that is acceptable

The manager went above and beyond the call of duty to ensure we didn't miss our flights back after leaving our passports in the hotel. Topped off a great trip to Istanbul.

Extremely well located hotel; the room was quite comfortable although the bathroom was a little poor and not cleaned everyday.

Very hard to find but close to major sites. Hotel is old but it seems like it is run with pride.

Perfect location for a s hort stay in Istanbul. Walking distance to the GrandBazaar, The Blue Mosque, Haggia Sophia. Plenty of restaurants just around the corner. Very good service. We had to leave early in the morning and were served breakfast at the terrass at 6 am. Shuttle service to the airport (40 euros for 8 persons). No elevator and quite a lot of noise from the restaurants, but over-all a price-worthy hotel.

I happily extended my stay at the Atlantis Hotel from 5 to 7 nights and I will book again when I return to Istanbul in a few months. The location is excellent for everything you will want in Sultanameht. The Hagia Sofia and Blue Mosque are less than 10 minutes walk from the hotel. The Hippodrome is across the road and so on. The hotel is small, very well run and very clean. The rooms are comfortable and nicely appointed for the price range. The hotel is excellent value for money. The breakfast is very good. All the staff were helpful. Perhaps most importantly, the management are very helpful. As a single traveller speaking only English, their assistance with travel arrangements and finding unusual locations was much appreciated.

Location is good(it's very close to tram station).There are restrants around hotel. As we stayed along side of stree,we could sleep well(not noisy at night). If we can stay at same price in the future,we'd like to do so.

Excellent value for money, very clean, good service, convienently located near all historical sites. conected with all the transport facilities, hot water 24/7, heater properly working in the month of March 2010 very cold outside. Front office very helpful and guided us correctly to the tourists places. children slept peacefully safe and secure hotel.

A decent , though a bit noisy hotel, in a very reasonable price. Helpful and polite staff.

Brought a group of 12. We had 5 rooms. Exactly as in these reviews. Cheap, clean, perfect location, solid service, good breakfast (yes, the omelets are tasty!) and especial praise for the dear woman who made our omelets with a fantastic smile.

The hospitality of all the staffs were superb. The location and its surrounding were amazing and commendable.

Everything was in order, the room clean, and the space was decent, I was satisfied with the service, but also on location of the hotel.

Hello all. I visited Istanbul in October 2009 for 4 nights, at the Atlantis Hotel, and was overall very satisfied during my stay. The staff are very welcoming and helpful, having no difficulties in communicationg as all staff are english-speakers. Room was very spacious and comforting. Only problem i experienced was the slight noise disturbance during the night from outside, as windows are not noise proof. For the price i paid, i got exactly what was said on the tin, and would recommend anyone visiting Istanbul to stay at the Atlantis hotel.

The Staff Were Very Welcomming and Spoke decent english and were always inormative & its best asset. My Room was excelent value for money - As i had mentioned we have a baby with us we were given a large room with an extra bed instead of the Double we requested. The Breafast Was EXCELLENT - best in the city with the best OMLET on Demand and friedly staff providing more than what you need for the day. The Location is ideal if you wish to see the Historic Sites of Istanbul as all are walking distance and the best means to travel is the Tram wich is a few steps from the Hotel.

Hotel is good for the price, clean but very basic. Location is very good. Hidden costs to be aware of - phone calls from hotel. I made 2 very short phone calls (4-5 minutes max in total) to Istanbul land line and I was charged equvalent of 15 pounds!!! (18Euro)The manager or the owner also trying to sell you very expensive trips/ dinner with belly dancers and other staff as soon as he find out you are first time in Istanbul - he makes it sounds as it is just one or two days on the special offer - " You are so lucky!". All this con artist tricks really spoiled the impression of the hotel and make it very unprofessional business - just like any bazaar.....

The place is very good, exceleent location, but not for taxi, very friendly staff: Matlu, orris, Husni, and and the sweet lady young man at breakfast service. Breakfast is fine. Kitchen needs to be renovated. Room needs a mini bar ref, a safe and a table for luggage. Hair dryers need to be repalced. The hotel is fine, small, no elevator ok. But when asked for a late checkout, they said rooms were on demand. Therefore, I paid for extra night to stay to the evenining, but other rooms were vacant and there no demands on hotel room. Thanks you staff at Venere, you made an excellent connections between customers&hotels.

I initially booked a room for a single occupancy. However upon arrival I told the owner I wished to change it to a double occupancy as I was expecting a Turkish friend and invited her over to over stay at the hotel. (The room it self has two beds: 1 double and 1 single). My request was turned down despite me wanting to pay the difference. AND I found out that the main reason for the request rejection was that the owner DOES NOT ALLOW local Turkish guests into his establishment!!! I ended up renting another room at another hotel nearby. Refund requests were rejected. Obviously, the room I had at Atlantis was never occupied, yet was fully paid.

I stayed at the Atlantis for three nights in august 2009. Overall it was a wonderful stay. The staff were very polite and attentive and they even managed to check us in early. The breakfast on the rooftop terrace is a very nice addition and it always had a large variety of things to choose from. I also really liked the free internet in the lobby (apparently, they also have free wi-fi but we never used it). I would say that this is a definite top-pick since it is literally a minute away from the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque but, because it is on a side street, you don't have to deal with the nonstop noise coming from the bars, terraces and so on.

It's a nice hotel for any type of voyagers. Only one little problem: room small, but also small price! lorenzo

This is a great hotel in the perfect area, just a stones throw from the Blue Mosque, St Sophia and Basilica Cister as well as the park and restaurant areas. We had a great stay, the cafe's just below the hotel gave us free tea! Thanks Istanbul the poeple here have a great sense of humour! The tourists are a little strange...Hotel staff were very helpful and friendly.

The hotel is very basic with spartin facilities however it is a great location and the staff are very friendly and helpful

A very friendly, centrally placed hotel, within walking distance of alot of the major sights, yet surprisingly quiet. The staff were uniformly helpful and would go out of their way to find out things for you. The rooms were comfortable though a little small - but that was not a problem as you only need to be there to sleep and change. It wasn't easy to find initially as it was on a small street which taxis cannot access, but once you got used tot the location you realised how well placed it was! Will stay there again.

Very good value for money. This hotel exceeded my expectations. It's clean, nice, very central in the heart of Sultanahmet just a short walk away from all the main sites, and the staff were the best, including our lovely breakfast lady. It was my first time in Istanbul and, if I went back, I would definitely stay there again.

Pros Excellent location, good breackfast. Cons Simples and small room and really noise.

Very small bleak room, without a chair! Bathroom also very small. 2-Bed was 1,80m by 1.50m. Available one big and one small towel for 2 persons for more then one day. Roof-restaurant: good, but without beautiful view.

The staff is very nice. Breakfast is complete, and delicious omelette. The room is correct, no modern fourniture but clean. It´s very very close to a lot of interesting places. For me, the only problem was the noise coming from the restaurants on the outside, the hotel is surrounded by restaurants. I recommend this hotel for the price, the location and the staff.

The neighborhood is very busy and the hotel fronts on a narrow street with many restaurants a block from a very busy tram stop and park. The area was noisy until at least midnight and the windows were inadequate for keeping out the noise. On a positive note, the breakfast service was outstanding. The woman working there made the best omelets we had during 3 weeks in Turkey. The staff was consistently friendly and helpful.

Cheap for such a good central locatıon. Good buzz locally but peaceful hotel.

The surprise come at the moment of setting the bill. The exchange rate applied was not correct resulting in us paying more than agreed. I did not like hotel staff attitude when I pointied out.

This is a perfectly adequate hotel but at €70 a night it was probably a bit steep - but perhaps it was time of year. The service in the hotel was excellent and could not have been better. From the very helpful guy at reception, to the lovely lady who made our breakfast - excellent service!! The area is perfect for sightseeing, with some cheap places to eat near by. The breakfast is plentiful and tasty. The Beds were very comfortable.

Plain room but located a short walk from all the sights of Sultanamet and 1 short block to the tram. Off a back alley and a little hard to find the first time. Easy once you know where it is. Good breakfast. Just about the nicest, most helpful staff I have stayed with. No lift but the staff helped with our baggage. Staff arranged cheap and reliable van transport to the airport.

Amazingly quiet on a warren of pedestrian streets just off a major street at Sultanahmet tram stop with lots of shops, restaurants, and 5 minute walk to Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia. Easy to get to via Metro & Tram. Very nice staff, eager to help in any way. Breakfast on enclosed roof terrace was fantastic. No lift/elevator. Luggage storage in basement. Extremely clean. Associated with TeamTurkeyTravel agency next door whose agent, Mehtap [whose name means "Moonlight", which fits her prefectly] is an angel and is very efficient and helpful in every way. Her help made my trip in the rest of Turkey very easy and very pleasant.

The hotel is perfectly situated for tourist sites and ease of access. Close to tram lots of restaurants right in the heart of Sultanahmet. An older hotel that but clean & tidy and the fantastic staff can't do enough for you. Their advise was spot on. Restaurant opposite hotel doors was excellent both price wise and stanadard of food with welcoming staff. Treated us like family

The hotel itself was good for the price and the location. Walk in price is higher than Venere's price, so it's best to book for the exact number of nights for your stay. What made it really stand out was the staff. The people who work at the front desk were extremely nice and very pleasant to deal with. The travel agency next door made it convenient to get more information about what to see. They all spoke good English, so communication was easy. It's located so extremely close to the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia. Very easy walking distance (5 mins). A tram and a metro will get you from the airport to within a block of the hotel.

It was adequate but to get to and from you have to run a gauntlet of restauranteurs trying to entice you into their restaurants. On the plus side good food was always nearby. The hotel staff was all friendly except for a woman at the front desk who was rude and offensive. I heard her tell a family who wanted to stay a 2 nights more that she could not give them the venere rate and would charge 20 more euros per night. They immediately sat down at the internet and started looking for a new hotel. Good for them. She then argued, in all seriousness, with my husband that he hadn't stayed there. After some back and forth he said fine we won't pay. I came forward then and she realized her mistake with him. Unbelievable.

Excellent position. Competent staff. Friendly atmosphere. Super breakfast. Fine prices. Highly reccommended.

The hotel is very near to the historic center, the wellcoming is good, but the room is little. good breakfast

Very good budget accomodation....!

Very well situated hotel, near Sulthanamet and Santa Sofía, with a good price/quality rate. However, the best is the whole staff, their kind attention and their efforts to facilitate the traveller stage in Istanbul; with an special mention to the woman in the breakfast room.

I stayed very well in this hotel and the employees were very kind. It is near to the most interesting point in the city.

The hotel location is strategic. The employees are very helpful and fluent in english. But the hotel did not provide kettle and iron in the room. The bathroom also quite small. However this is small matter because I am very satisfied with the cleanliness, the employees and the location.

Good location and easy transportation connection.The hotel will charge a handling fee for credit card payment and usually will suggest the guest to pay by cash. If you want to stay for a longer period, you'd better to carry more cash.

Atlantis hotel is in walking distance of the major attractions, but in a quiet street without cars but with dinner tables of the neighbouring restaurants, good atmosphere! Tram is near, staff is competent, rate is good. Simple but adequate hotel.

Very pleasant accomodation, easy access to sites, good breakfast, and nice staff. I highly recommend Atlantis and would like stay there again.

Recomiendo este hotel sobretodo por su localización, se puede acceder a todos los lugares interesantes de Estambul a pie, hay muchos restaurantes muy buenos y por buen precio en los alrededores. El personal del hotel ha sido muy amable en todo momento. El desayuno algo escaso. Con una relación calidad-precio muy buena.

Great location!!! The staff is very kind and heplfull.. We stayed they 9 days and there was non problems.. There was cleaning everyday.. If you a looking for middle hotel but still will get something with your money, choice Atlantis Hotel!!

We stay 4 nights, everything was just perfect at the hotel and the visit in general

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This is a hotel worth staying in. The staff is wonderfully friendly, honest and helpful and the position in Sultanahmet is right in the middle of the restauant area. The breakfast, while not top quality, is more than adequate for a day of non stop exploring. Price versus quality - worth every cent.

People and service are good (8). The location is excellent (10). The hotel interior is a bit out of date (5.6) Breakfast is good en typical (7) There can be a problem with noise (6) Price / Quality is OK (6) Good enough to stay 3-4 nights and to visit all specialitys of Istanbul.

Very friendly and helpfull staff, nice clean rooms, good central location in Sultanament near all major turist attractions, very turisty area, some noice from all the bars/restaurents in front of the hotel untill approximately 1 am (summertime)

Hotel situated right next to main tourist attraction, coffee shops and public transportation. For some reasons, the 4% discount from Venere.com din't work. But in this case it was not a big deal.

Lokasi dan budget antara 2 sebab memilih Atlantis hotel,mempunyai Staff hotel yg sangat membantu,boleh juga bercakap melayu.Bilik yg selesa sesuai dengan harganya.melihat pemandangan sambil Minum pagi yg menarik ditingkat atas hotel.terdapat juga kedai runcit disebelah hotel dan dengan hanya berjalan kaki kemana saja anda boleh pergi.

For the price, it's a good deal. Generally, the hotel is nice, quiet inspite being in the centre of the old city, clean and, lastly, the staff are helpful and friendly.

A nice hotel in a strategic position to visit topkapi, agia sofia, gran bazar, moschea blue... The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. The Hotel offers an useful free internet connection. But one of the best thing the wonderful Turkish breakfast.

It was a modest hotel, but the employees were very friendly and their Enlish was good. They wanted to do everything to make you feel comfortable. They had a terras on the roof were breakfast was served: strawberries, orange, aprocot, tea, coffee, yoghurt, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, olives, etc. All highlights within a few hundred meters or by cheap metro. Shuttle sevice from/to the airport

Single room the staff focused on providing the best service possible

Very good location in fantastic position near topkapi, agia sofia gran bazar, moschea blue. Very good price-quality. Excellent!

A very good hotel in istanbul if you have a tight budget.the staffs are extreming helpful and friendly, moreover you have free internet and the hotel is just behind the sultanahmet tram station, what else can u ask for for 33euro for a double room with breakfast?me and my brother have stayed here twice.

Good place if you want to stay near main touristical attractions.. everybody there is gentle & working hard..

This is a basic hotel, but very good placed near the Blue Mosque and other attractions. For the money we paid, it's ok.

Très bien situé, personel d'extreme gentillesse, chambres un peu petites, mais relation qualité prix très bonne, plus près du centre des principaux monuments a ce prix impossible a Istanbul!!!

Location, location, location. That's the one reason to stay here, just steps away from the major sights (Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque). The staff was friendly and the free internet useful (although, with only one computer, you may have to compete with hogging guests for it). A simple, forgettable breakfast was included. My only negatives were that it was a little noisy in the early hours of the morning and that the room was very small with a bathroom that desperately needs to be renovated (cracks on the sink, toilet, and shower). But you must remember this is a budget hotel. Overall, I'd recommend it for those on a budget looking to stay right in the tourist center, but not for those used to the standards of chain hotels.

The hotel is in a great location and many of the main sites are within walking distance. We arrived by train and tram and had trouble finding the hotel, but after asking several people we found it in a back street lined with restaurants. The room we stayed in was huge and clean. We were warned to make sure to ask for a room with working air conditioning. Breakfast is the usual Turkish spread however it is served on the rooftop.The free internet is a bonus.

La vacanza si è svolta dal 19 ottobre al 24 ottobre 2007. E' il posto ideale per visitare Istanbul. Nel cuore di Sultanahamet (il centro storico) a pochi passi dalla moschea blu, haga sophia e gli altri punti di interesse principale. L'hotel si trova in una stradina un pò interna (per questo è un luogo tranquillo) ma metri dalla fermata del tram!Molto utile perchè vi collega con i maggioiri punti di interesse della città. Noi dall'aeroporto abbiamo preso la metro cambiato a Akasaray da qui un centinaio di metri fino alla fermata del tram che ci ha portato a Sultanahamet costo solo 1,70€!Il personale è giovane, simpatico e molto disponibile. La colazione è buona (non eccelsa) caffè, tè, latte, succo, cereali, pane, marmellate, olive, formaggio, pomodori, uva,yogurt,omelette..Le camere sono standard gli arredi un pò obsoleti il bango anche ma comunque puliti e funzionali (a parte la porta della doccia con un'anta rotta..). La prima impressione nel vedere l'hotel non è il massimo..ma vi accorgerete che ci si sta bene in un buon posto ed è pulito (quel che premeva di più a noi). Ultimo se cercate il panorama sulla moschea blu o sul bosforo da questo hotel scordatevelo!dalla terrazza (all'ultimo piano dove si fa la colazione) si vedono solo spuntare i minareti e aguzzando la vista si vede un ritaglio di mare!Ma questo avrete modo di ammirarlo da luoghi migliori come ad esempio dalla torre di Galata (peccato il costo di 6euro per salire ma ne vale la pena!). Anche dalle camere la visuale è sul palazzo difronte (bruttino) e sulla strada con i suori ristorantini. In complesso se non cercate il lusso, il design, lo stile, il panorama...questo hotel è sicuramente ottimo e lo consiglio io ci torenerei per certo visto anche il costo di soli 19euro a notte/persona!

Staff and atmosphere excellent.Location perfect.Only disappointment was minibar which had been mentioned in web pages but there is no any.Please, make correction.

Unfortunatly there was no electricity in the area at the time of our stay and we had no light or air conditioning.

In spite of somewhat mediocre overall ratings, the hotel has two unbeatable advantages: a good location in Sultanahmet (though not easy to access in a car or a taxi, because the entrance is on a pedestrian street), and a very welcoming breakfast room with a view upon the roofs of the Old City. The cook of the breakfast room was very helpful and really hospitable. The other guests happened to be nice people, it was a pleasure to have them as neighbours.

Hotel rooms are equipped very simply, nothing special. Somewhere redecoration is needed. But staff is friendly. And main historical sights are in a walking distance. So it is a good relationship between price and quality for active tourists.

Realize the hard sell atmosphere of Sultan Ahmet will be non stop.

Your telephone has trouble of room number 302. maybe! But everything is good expect that

Muy céntrico , el desayuno variado, limpio y buen trato.Recomendable. Aparte de otros encantos, el hotel dispone de ciertas habitaciones desde las cuales se pueden contemplar las partidas de backggammond que realizan los autóctonos en un bar vecino. Tal y como descubrirá todo turista que se precie desde los primeros instantes en Estambul, los gatos y el backggammond (deporte nacional)son la tónica dominante de tan bella ciudad.