My husband and I went to stay at Side for a few days in November. It was clean, spacious and well-organized. The managers/owners there were very personable and accommodating. The waitstaff was also very friendly. It's one of the cheaper options and in a really good location (less than 5 minute walk to Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia and within... more

We arrived late one evening having been messed around by the guesthouse we had booked for our last night in Istanbul. Our pension room at Side was great! Very clean and well decorated ( If the pension rooms looked like that, the hotel rooms must be fab!). In the morning, we had a lovely breakfast on the terrace overlooking Istanbul.... more

There is nothing wrong with this hotel, it's clean and comfortable, has hot water and some charming old mouldings and windows ect. Breakfast was good, but I wanted more, there is sort of a view of the Blue Mosque and Bosphorus. The location is fantastic, right in the thick of things in Sultanamet. But I felt that it was a... more

the title sums it up: we stayed in the pension in a double room with our own bathroom. In retrospect, I wish we shared a bathroom to reduce the price or stayed somewhere else. It wasn't really worth it. While it was incredibly clean, and comfortable (with a beautiful roof top terrance) the staff were unfriendly, unhelpful and sometimes very... more

We stayed at the Side Hotel's Apartment. Has 2 big rooms with one room having a double bed and the other has 2 single beds. We also had a Jacuzzi in our bathroom! (costed more). Very clean hotel and friendly service. Breakfast is served on the roof has which has a great view of the sea. Breakfast is included in... more

I stayed at this Hotel and it was lovely - just like all the other reviews said, cheap and very cheerful.. . more

We were in Istanbul two times this year. After our first stay we was sure we want to go back to Side Hotel again. The location is superb ( the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya a Topkapi Palace & the bassar). The rooms are medium sized, clean and quiet. Breakfast is traditional turkish and good , and is served on... more

Good Location to all the sites, Great views from the terrace, the place is very clean, Breakfast is nice, especially relaxing on the roof terrace! One member of staff who deserves a special mention is the breakfast waitress, a lovely lady, very pleasant. One thing to watch out for is the travel agent next door if you are approached in... more

We could not have found a better location in Istanbul than the Side Hotel & pension. We were 5 minutes away from all the major tourist attractions and 10 minutes on foot from the Grand Bazaar. The nearby tram at Sutlanahmet made local travel easy and cheap. The view from the terrace where they served a lovely breakfast, was stunning... more