The Londra was built in 1892, so it's roughly the same age as the nearby Pera Palas. But whereas the Pera Palas is like a sleep-in museum, the Londra is homely and eccentric....

Hanedan is one of the smartest independent hotels south of the Four Seasons. Clean, bright primrose-yellow rooms with large beds draped with muslin all have ensuite bathrooms...

This attractive corner hotel in a 75-year-old building was renovated in 2002. There are 16 spacious standard rooms and ten suites spead over four floors. The standard rooms are...

The Monopol is the best of a row of otherwise rather nondescript mid-range hotels. Despite the early 1980s appearance, the hotel has actually been open for less than ten...

The funky reception with comfortable, colourful furnshing is perfect for watching the bustling pedestrian traffic outside, while the cushion-strewn, flower-filled roof terrace...

For years the Orient has been the mainstay of the Istanbul backpacker scene, base camp for a constant stream of wanderers tramping across Asia or through the Middle East....

The Residence is a bit difficult to find as it's tucked away on a narrow side street, but it's worth the effort. The rooms, though small, are bright and well equipped. The...

The hotel rooms are clean and well looked after, and have ensuite bathrooms with shower cubicles (the Istanbul budget norm is usually a showerhead that falls straight on to the...

Another backpacker staple, virtually next door to the Orient, the Sultan has bright and airy singles, doubles and mixed-sex dormitories, although having only a single...

Two minutes from Taksim Square, the 40-room Vardar occupies a drab-looking 19th-century building on Istanbul's sleaziest strip, where Sıraselviler narrows to almost canyon-like...

Ten minutes' walk down Sıraselviler Caddesi from Taksim Square, in the yabancı (foreigner) neighbourhood of Cihangir, the Villa Zurich is conveniently close to the centre but...