Vacations Close To Church of St. Mary Draperis

The Amarda is a traditional hotel. I had a Junior Suite and it was great. The jewel in the crown has to be the rooftop terrace restaurant. The Blue Mosque forms a huge backdrop and it quite spectacular when it is lit up at night. The food was lovely. The hotel serves alcohol but as with all of Turkey, it is relatively expensive. The hotel is close to the water's edge and so that was nice too. The hotel is quite, but close to the main road and so taxi's are easy to get. It is about a fifteen minute stroll up a gentle incline to get to Sultanhamet Square, where most of the tours set off from. The benefit, I suppose, is that it is a fifteen minute downhill stroll when you are tired, at the end of the day.

Breakfast is great !!! And the staff is amazing!

We should have taken the invoice when we left the hotel. They told they will send in a few days.

Good hotel in fantastic location in Central Istanbul. Close to all the big sights and with helpful staff who spoke good English.

The Spa and Pool are quite expensive and can only be accessed at specific times depending on your gender. The hotel itself was lovely as were the rooms. The staff were very helpful and polite.

The room was clean and well-maintained, and the breakfast was tasty and varied. The hotel is a little away from the main area, but still conveniently located near a tram stop (Tram 1). Unfortunately, there were two things I wasn’t happy with. First, our room had very limited natural daylight because it faced a backyard with a dark artificial wall just a few metres away. Second, the twin beds were too narrow for my comfort.