The Empress Theodora Hotel ll
Location: Kutlugun Sokak No. 5 Cankurtaran Mah. Sultanahmet, Istanbul, tr
Star Rating: 10 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Prime Location near Historic Landmarks
Located just a 5-minute walk from Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque, The Empress Theodora Hotel ll offers stunning views of the Marmara Sea from its terrace.
Convenient Amenities
With a 24-hour front desk, free Wi-Fi, laundry services, and a tour desk, we ensure a comfortable stay for all guests.
Easy Access to Attractions
Situated 220 meters from Topkapi Palace and a short walk from the Grand Bazaar, exploring Istanbul's iconic landmarks is a breeze from our hotel.
Experience the best of Istanbul at The Empress Theodora Hotel ll. Book now for an unforgettable stay!
Important Information
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Managed by a private host
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Amenities & Facilities
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Room service
- Family rooms
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Safety deposit box
- Fax/photocopying
- Tour desk
- Ironing service
- Car hire
- Currency exchange
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Public transport tickets
- Fruits
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Invoice provided
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Property cleaned by professional cleaning companies
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- Food delivered to guest room
- Access to health care professionals
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- 24-hour security
- Delivered food - securely covered
- Security alarm
- Thermometers for guests provided by property
- Key card access
- Pub crawls
- Cooking class
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Wine release events
- Secured parking
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
- Accessible train station shuttle
- No accessible train station shuttle
Rooms Available
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Deluxe Triple Room
These rooms are not offer Hagia Sophia or Blue Mosque views. The Deluxe Triple Room includes a private bathroom equipped with a walk-in shower, a hairdryer and slippers.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Reading light
- Window
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Deluxe Family Room
Deluxe Family Room includes a private bathroom equipped with a walk-in shower, a hairdryer and slippers.
Max Occupancy: 5 (5 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Reading light
- Window
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
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Deluxe Double Room
The double room provides air conditioning, a wardrobe, as well as a private bathroom featuring a walk-in shower and a hairdryer. The quadruple room offers an electric kettle, tumble dryer, parquet floors, a tiled floor and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. The unit offers 1 double bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Reading light
- Window
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
-
Quadruple Room
Providing free toiletries, this quadruple room includes a private bathroom with a shower, a hairdryer and slippers. The air-conditioned quadruple room provides a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a wardrobe, a safe deposit box, an electric kettle as well as a quiet street view. The unit offers 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Tile/marble floor
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Tumble dryer
- Wardrobe or closet
- Cleaning products
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Lockers
- Smoke alarm
- Key access
- Reading light
- Window
- Single-room air conditioning for guest accommodation
Guest Reviews
- Audrey (7/5): Parfait pour un séjour court au cœur de la ville - Super emplacement, à deux pas de la mosquée bleue et des commerces et restaurants. Personnel disponible 24h sur 24h. Mauvaise insonorisation, chambre assez petite
- Mujezin (10/5): I can totally recommend it, we had a pleasant stay close to Haghia Sophia. Staying here for the second time and I was su - Hotel was great, on a really nice location and everything was perfect. Everything was fine
- Tetiana (8/5): -
- Emina (10/5): Čist hotel, preljubazno osoblje. Lokacija više nego odlična. Sve pohvale!! -
- Ahmedov (10/5): - Отлична локация, изгодни цени , чистототата е на ниво,услужливи и вежливи са хората от персонала. Даже ми намериха парк за колата ми. Останахме доволни от престоя и даже удължихме престоя си. Препоръчвам ви този хотел.
- Muhamad syazwan (10/5): -
- Armet (9/5): -
- Zarina (10/5): -
- Hodzurda (1/5): Bad. - Very unprofessional experience, poor hygiene, and a terrible attitude towards guests. I do not recommend this place.
The room was dirty, the bed sheets were unwashed, and even the towels were dirty. Instead of apologizing and resolving the issue properly, they first told us to pay €120 and leave the hotel, and later, after speaking with the owner, they told us to pay the full amount and leave if we “didn’t like it.” Only after an argument did the owner of the neighboring hotel step in, provide us with clean bed sheets, and the room was finally cleaned. We also ended up without breakfast.
The biggest issue is that during the booking process it is not clearly stated that, if there is no availability in the main hotel, guests are moved to another building that is more like a hostel and not at the same location. This can only be noticed later in the confirmation email, written in small print, where it states that breakfast is not included and certain cancellation conditions apply.
- Muhamad syazwan (10/5): Keep coming back here -
- VOLODYMYR (10/5): -
- ana (8/5): - The location is the best! close to main attractions and landmarks. they only clean your room every 2 days, no breakfast available.
- Jakub (10/5): - Best localization in Istanbul. Terrace with a marvelous view of Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque and the Bosphorus. Friendly and helpful staff. Clean and modern rooms. Definite recommend!
- Bajram (10/5): -
- Mikhail (10/5): Отличное место с очень приятными людьми в историческом центре Стамбула. - Все понравилось😌 Спасибо большое за гостеприимство и уют. Буду рекомендовать вас друзьям. -
- IRINA (9/5): Расположение отличное, персонал отзывчивый. - Расположение отеля. Доброжелательность персонала. Хотя в отеле заявлено, что говорят по-русски, но это пару фраз, но желание понять и помочь было большое и переводчик выручал. Номер на 4 этаже, крутая лестница. Рекомендую уточнять заранее на каком этаже находится номер, для пожилых людей очень актуально.
- IrinaR (9/5): -
- Gina (10/5): -
- ΜΑΡΙΑ (10/5): -
- CHARALAMPOS (9/5): -
- Barbero (9/5): muy buen lugar y muy buena atencion - Excelente ubicacion y muy limpio no tiene donde desayunar
- mamunur (10/5): -
- Gregorio_Torres (3/5): Alojamiento poco confortable. - La ubicación es muy buena. No hay ascensor. No limpian las habitaciones si no lo pides. No reponen papel higiénico, gel de ducha, champú. El edificio no tiene recepción. La puerta principal siempre está abierta y no hay vigilancia alguna. En general, las habitaciones no tienen un nivel aceptable de confort.
- Harris (8/5): - Kind staff, location, free room upgrade No parking as advertised
- Mahabub (9/5): -
- Kourouyiannis (8/5): -
- Инабат (10/5): -
- Roman (1/5): Avoid this place at all costs - I strongly do not recommend this hotel. The room was completely different from the photos - I had to argue and escalate the issue just to get the room I originally booked. It was very cold, the room was not heated at all. The reception staff tried to mislead me several times
- Evgenii (1/5): -
- Mahabub (7/5): Pretty expensive food in surrounding areas - NA Misleading photo of the property
- Irati (7/5): - Muy buena ubicación y el personal muy amable. Las camas eran cómodas y la habitación era bastante grande. La ventana de la habitación estaba rota y no se podía cerrar. Pasamos frío a la noche.
- Ahmed (8/5): The overall stay was good. - The location is excellent - close to all the main attractions in Sultanahmet. Toilet / bathroom needs a bit more - like a shampoo / body wash holder, towel rack.
Also, the WiFi was a bit slow.
- Mariam (10/5): -
- Hossain (6/5): - Didn’t provide Breakfast, teeth brash Location good
- Sarac (10/5): -
- Alexandru (10/5): Locația perfectă pentru Istanbul - Un hotel liniștit și odihnitor
Personalul super prietenos și atent la nevoile tale Concediul prea scurt
- Postelnicu (10/5): -
- Marina (10/5): Όμορφη εμπειρία - Μεγάλα άνετα δωμάτια . Ο ιδιοκτήτης Ηalit ήταν πολύ ευγενικός και εξυπηρετικός σε ότι ζητήσαμε
- Ilknur (10/5): Perfekte lage - Sehr freundliche und zuvorkommende Personal War alles gut
- olga (10/5): - Perfect location, very nice, friendly and helpful stuff. Clean room, comfortable bed, and huge nice terrace
- Anna (8/5): - Es wurde veganes Frühstück für uns zubereitet! Täglich um 4:45 vom Muezin geweckt zu werden
- Salaheldin (10/5): - The location is amazing and the staff was very friendly
- Atif Ahmed (10/5): -
- Leo BB (10/5): - The hotel is located very close to Topkapi, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia. The apartment was comfortable. The staff was very kind, they helped us with parking near the hotel. Thank you, Farouk!
- Leo BB (10/5): - The hotel is located near Topkapi, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia. The apartment was comfortable, quite spacious, large double beds. The staff was very kind, they helped us with parking and other requests. Farouk was very helpful, thank you.
- kayser (7/5): -
- Diego Gabe (10/5): - Muy bien ubicado, bien la habitacion, limpia, iluminada y calefaccionada. Muy bien el servicio de recepcion del hotel. Nada
- Nataša (10/5): - Very good communication with the host, and it is just a few minutes from the Blue mosque and Hagia Sophia.
- Renzo Porcheddu (10/5): - Posizione ottima e personale molto cordiale e disponibile Impianti(elettrico e idraulico) da migliorare
- Marjan S66 (9/5): - Location, Location, Location
Clean and comfortable rooms.
All stuf was very kind.
- Laura (10/5): - Struttura accogliente in ottima posizione e personale fantastico.
- Magomedmirza (10/5): -
- Mohd Abrar (10/5): -
- RAZNATOVIC (9/5): - Nem volt reggeli.
- Zia (10/5): Perfect place to stay when in Istanbul -
- Ahmed (10/5): -
- Elena (10/5): Un sejur plăcut, într-o locație bine poziționată, cu personal foarte atent. - Personalul de la recepție a fost foarte comunicativ și amabil, ne-a ghidat excelent pe tot parcursul șederii. Am avut un balcon mare, camera a fost călduroasă, iar poziția hotelului este foarte bună, la aproximativ 6–7 minute de centru. Nu am avut nemulțumiri semnificative
- Chauhan (1/5): -
- Isidora (10/5): - 👌
- anjum (10/5): - Khalid is good Way of finding
- Begaryssov (10/5): - My friends and I stayed at this hotel this month. It's very nice, centrally located, close to the Hagia Sophia Mosque, a tram stop, and many other amenities. I highly recommend this hotel. The rooms were clean and had a sea view. The staff was friendly. Mr. Faruk was especially helpful in solving all our vacation-related questions. I highly recommend this hotel; you won't regret it.
- Anthony (9/5): - Great balcony, good shower Kind of hard to find
- Capdevila (10/5): - La ubicación y la atención de todo el personal , son duda volveré a ir. Sin quejas
- Laska (10/5): Perfekt - All
- Arslan (10/5): - Thank you so much to Halit at the reception!!!! Nothing!!!!
- Muhammad Saad (5/5): Only the location was good - The view from the balcony was really good. The room size didn't justify the price, the wires were visible beneath the a.c/heater and very noisy electric sound could be heard, also the drainage system was bad in the toilet because the water kept coming out of the toilet door while shower and it took them 2 days to fix this Lastly, the room was super scary, weird sounds of ceiling kept coming. Not satisfied at all !!!
- burak (10/5): -
- Farakh (10/5): - Все отлично спасибо
- Farakh (10/5): - Чистота номера , за 4 ночи два раза убирались еще
Очень хороший владелец , все вопросы решал сразу
Хорошее местоположение !
Безопасность
- Muhammad (8/5): -
- Ekaterina (6/5): Положительные впечатления от проживания в этом хостеле, несмотря на трудности. Спасибо персоналу - Хостел очень удачно расположен в районе Sultanahmet в пешей доступности от достопримечательностей и от остановки автобуса Havaist, что очень удобно. Персонал очень вежливый и приветливый, старался максимально скрасить неудобства, которые у меня случились в номере. В общем-то для краткой поездки в номере есть все необходимое: кровать, маленький холодильник, туалет и душ, комплект полотенец и даже маленькое мыло и шампунь. Из минусов: за 3 полных дня, что я проживала в номере, произошло:
1) отключение электричества на несколько часов с вечера до ночи. Так что отключился вай-фай и не было возможности зарядить телефон или вообще что-либо делать в номере кроме как спать в темноте. Никакого генератора или хотя бы аккумулятора и фонарика на этот случай нет.
2)На следующий день у меня отключили горячую воду, так что мыться можно было только холодной. Воду дали только на следующий день.
3)Кстати, в номере нет фена, но его можно попросить на ресепшене. Ресепшен в моем случае находился в другом здании, не в том, где я жила, так что если не озадачиться заранее, то придется с мокрой головой идти по улице.
4)также в качестве минуса отмечу плесень в душевой и натянутую веревку со шторкой в душе
- Panagoula (10/5): -
- Hassan (10/5): Amazing location - Location
- Fazal Qayum (9/5): -
- Yu (5/5): -
- Vanessza (10/5): Odporúčam - Mali sme čisté izby a personál bol vynikajúci pomáhali nám so všetkým
- jerrin (8/5): -
- Kyaw (8/5): Great location and close to all tourist attractions - Great location and close to all tourist attractions Rooms are small.
- Cigdem (5/5): -
- Shokhidbek (9/5): -
- Yoana (10/5): -
- Umama (9/5): - Amazing location, clean room, plenty of hot water
- Liana Khusainova (9/5): - Отличное месторасположение, приветливый персонал, большой номер и душевая кабинка - для старого здания в Султанахмет это редкость. Довольно тихий район. Крутые, высокие ступени, винтовая лестница, лифта нет, а мы жили на 4 этаже. Я была с пожилой мамой, ей было тяжеловато. Мы об этом знали, но при бронировании нужно обратить на это особое внимание
В гостинице не предоставляется завтрак.
- O (8/5): In the middle of all - Staff and proximity to main attractions
- Nooor (10/5): -
- Kamran Qayum (9/5): -
- Kajal (9/5): -
- Djuro (8/5): - Great location and friendly staff who are always willing to accomodate every request.
- Amina (9/5): -
- Marta (5/5): -
- Mohd Ertaz (9/5): -
- أشرف ثابت (7/5): -
- Faisal (4/5): - location
- Sebastian (10/5): - Halit was a spectacular host, helped us with everything Tv does not really work, and wifi sometimes is down
- Buzani (6/5): - Vicino al centro storico La porta stava mezza aperta
- CHRISTIAN (9/5): - La location, parfaite, le charme d’un petit hôtel, les conseils de Halit, toujours disponible, la vue sur la mer de Marmara.
- Надежда (10/5): -
- Martina (9/5): -
- Ana (8/5): Todo genial - La ubicación es perfecta tienes al lado la Mezquita Azul y la Sofia.
Es cómodo no hay mucho ruido del exterior, tiene bomba de calor para la calefacción! Los edredones se te salen las piernas en la cama!
- Terzic (8/5): - Location is the most important people who work there are very kind
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