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Ayasofya Pansiyonları review Rate it
In the 1980s, the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association reconstructed this row of nine clapboard houses dating from the 19th century. They were painted in pastel colours and furnished in period style. Rooms are all painted different colours and most have big brass beds.
The setting is a dream: a sloping cobbled lane hidden between the high walls of Topkapı Palace and the back of Haghia Sophia. Breakfast is served in the pretty garden or the gazebo of the Konut Evi, a four-storey annexe at the end of the alley. At night, the whole place is lamp-lit. Walt Disney couldn't create more magic.
Ayasofya Pansiyonları details
Sultanahmet
Area Istanbul
Transport Tram Gülhane
Telephone 0212 513 3660
Rates €170-€200 double
Facilities Bar/café. Internet: Wireless (free). Parking: Parking (free). Restaurant (2). Room service.
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