Amiral Palace Hotel Boutique Class

1. Location - in the old town, a few steps from Sultanahmet area or the sea front. 2. Comfortable room - very comfortable bed and pillows, great AC, room temperature was perfect for sleeping, blackout curtains. 3. Pool and saunas: open from 9 AM to midnight - awesome, my favorite thing about the hotel; the pool is small but it's nice to have the option; saunas were also great and very hot - perfect to relax after a lot of walking. 4. Wonderful staff - Turkish hospitality at it's finest. 5. Breakfast - rooftop restaurant is small but nice, food was ok (not 4 star) but deserts were awesome and varied.

I enjoyed my stay, nothing to complain about the hotel itself, because it feels 4 star. There was a lot of noise from outside during our one night stay (people shouting). I don't know if this is a regular occurrence or just bad luck for us, but it was quite disturbing and made sleeping difficult even with earplugs.

Perfect location: close to Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace. Many restaurants and cafes nearby. Walking distance to the Grand Bazar and a tram stop. Rooftop restaurant with beautiful views where nice breakfast is served from 8:00 to 10:30. Pleasant indoor pool. Helpful reception staff. Efficient house keeping staff - we forgot to remove the "do not disturb sign" and only asked for new towels at 5 to 16:00hrs (when the house keeping staff's shift ends) but the cleaning lady managed to make up the room in a few minutes (not just changing towels). The airport transfer offered by the hotel is a good deal and highly recommended if you want to avoid unpleasant encounters with the local taxi drivers.

We had a great stay at this hotel. The staff were amazing, friendly and helpful. The location of the hotel was perfect, a short walk to all main historical sights, restaurants and the tram. We had the corner bedroom and it was a good size with many windows, but most importantly it was quiet. The bed was comfortable and linens were also very nice. The hotel offered a Turkish breakfast with an excellent selection of anything that you might want for breakfast (sweet and savory options). The restaurant was on the rooftop and had great views of the city and the river. We loved the pool in the underground and the dry sauna. We had a wonderful stay and cannot wait to go back.

The staff was excellent...helpful and welcoming...and the bed/room itself was comfortable. The restaurant was adequate.

Unfortunately, the location of my room was problematic since there were stairs between the elevator and my room. I have bad knees and walk with a cane, so this caused me considerable discomfort. Also, my room was above/adjacent to a very noisy street/courtyard that had comings and goings all night that prevented me from sleeping.