DOs and DO NOTs
DO
Stay at a mom and pop hotel.
The old city if flush with 50 room,
family-operated 3 to 3.5 star hotels.
The room will be small but super clean
and efficient.
Most have a terrace with views of
Bosphorus, City, Sultanahmet Square, etc.
Some have very good Turkish breakfast
– olives, peppers, cheeses, French bread, jams and my favorite – simits.
Hotel Niles is a favorite. It’s a
10-minute walk to the Grand Bazar and more important – the Beyazit Square T1
tram.
DO NOT
Stay at a chain hotel.
With the decline in American and
Western Tourism, there are plenty of flagged hotels with $100 USD rooms, which
is tempting.
But you will have a cookie cutter
building, lobby, room, common areas – yuck.
You want to stay like a Turk at a mom
and pop place.
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