We couldn't fault this hotel. It was one of the cleanest, most comfortable and friendliest hotels we have experienced. Yusuf and Ekrem go out of their way to make all their visitors feel welcome. Yusuf patiently and competently provided us with invaluable information about what to see, how to get there and provided honest appraisals of where to eat locally.... More

We have just left after 3 night's and cannot say enough about this hotel. Book it early as it's fantastic reviews ensure it books out early. We arrived at 7am and they took us to the hotel breakfast and played a history dvd on Istanbul. The breakfasts is amazing. They have the normal cereal and omelettes but for the impressive... More

This is a truly wonderful hotel, one of the best I've stayed at in 25 years of heavy leisure travel. It's a beautiful, fairly new boutique hotel with 5* service at 3* prices (and for Istanbul, the low end of 3* prices). If there were a 6th star to give, I'd give it. Rooms are very pleasant, comfortable and tastefully... More

Stayed in this hotel with my husband for 5 days in April. Loved the location, very friendly staff especially Yusuf and Ekrem. Room was spotlessly clean, fairly quiet. Breakfast was good with omelet specially made to order. Would recommend this hotel to other travellers.

Would recommend this hotel highly - lovely, friendly helpful staff, a really enjoyable breakfast, comfortable room. Nothing was to much trouble for Yusuf & Ekrem. One of the best hotels we have stayed in.

We were delighted with our three day stay at the Basileus and would highly recommend it. The staff are among some of the most friendly and helpful we have ever found on our quite extensive travels round the globe. Nothing seemed to be too much effort especially for Yusuf who appeared to spend time with all the guests offering advice... More

As the title would suggest, we loved our stay at the Basileus. This is the best hotel experience we've ever had in all our travels. No words are enough to describe how awesome Yusuf, Ekrem are!! The positives of the hotel are as follows: 1. Great location - right below Sultan Ahmet square. Blue mosque, Aya Sofia, Topkapi Palace &... More

Yusuf... thank you sooo much! You really made this one of our favorite hotels by giving us so much great advice and suggestions! Even after we had checked out and returned 2 weeks later, you were still more than happy to see us and give us advice. The breakfast was probably the best of all of the hotels we stayed... More

We visited Istanbul for Easter and found this hotel on TripAdvisor. The hotel is in walking distance to the Blue Mosque and the area is relatively quiet. We were given rooms on the first floor right by the stairs to the breakfast room, and experienced some trouble from the patio to the rear of the hotel. The rooms were clean... More