And Hotel  

The And Hotel offers a friendly and safe, as well as a quiet respite in the center of the tourist district of Istanbul. The view of The Blue Mosque was lovely, even from my 1st Floor window. The people at the front dest were kind and helpful. As a single, female, elderly traveler I was very pleased. Yet, I also noticed a number of families staying there, enjoying the extensive breakfast possibilities.

Although the building directly across from the hotel was gone, the resulting dusty vacant lot may soon become a construction site. The resulting, unobstructed view of The Blue Mosque Skyline was excellent, yet future construction may not be so pleasant. Call or e-mail ahead of time, as construction may not take place for quite some time.

Great value for the money. Right next to the hagia sophia. Outstanding staff. Would stay there again.

The location is excellent, The restaurant on the 6th floor offers a wonderful 360 view, especially beautiful on the Aya Sofia and the Blue Mosque, absolutely worth dining there!!

My sister and I were very impressed by the prompt, friendly, courteous service received from Aydin Savrik, information officer at the And’s reception desk. Nothing was too much trouble for Aydin, who cheerfully exchanged our Euros for Turkish Lira, provided reliable directions and suggestions for excursions and helped us find a local guide. As two 'directionally challenged' sisters travelling on our own, we really appreciated his help and sense of humour. As well, Aydin responded very promptly to questions e-mailed to the hotel prior to our departure. Our 3rd floor room was clean and comfortable with a lovely view of the Aga Sophia, especially at night. The 5th floor rooftop restaurant offered incredible views of the Sophia, Blue Mosque, Bosphorus Strait and the city of Istanbul. The And is well situated in the old part of the city, being a 5-minute walk to the Blue Mosque and close to the Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Spice Market. The food served in the 5th floor restaurant was excellent, as was the service. I highly recommend The And for its friendly, knowledgeable staff, cleanliness, decor, location, restaurant and amenities, including a room safe and comfortable, spacious reception area.

The staff couldn't have been more helpful. The room had amazing views at a great price. Would definitely stay again.

Hotel is perfect in terms of location"Old City attractions",Public transportation,Resturants,cafe's and shopping"Grand Bazar".Rooms are adequate for 3"Child+2",Bath room is good and clean,room service is good,hotel resturant is good with variety.Helpuful reseptionest"Meryam and Mehmood".

Reasonable but rather limited breakfeast.

Perfect location, nice, confortable and clean rooms. Nice, polite and helpul hotel staff. Amazing views....really a good choice

Nothing, it was perfect

I have stayed at this hotel t least 5 times over the years.Now it has been refurbished I have found it more comfortable.The staff have always in my opinion been most helpful.It is in a great location,I can highly recomend this hotel William Forster.

Our rooms on Level 5 had fantastic views of the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sophia! It was great! The location of the hotel was also a great plus! We found it was so close to all the major attractions!! Fabulous hotel! The hotel staff also made our stay wonderful as they were courteous, helpful and friendly!

Our room was a little small but we were told it was because of the balcony we had. It wasn't much of a problem as were are not big people but if we were any taller, I think the space would have been a challenge.

If you want to stay at sultanahmet, best possible location. Amazing view at night from the roof top restaurant. Rooms and hotel facilities much nicer than the current homepage lets expecting. Very clean rooms, good beds, Standard much higher for this price than in other big citites (I.E. Barcelona, London, Amsterdam).Very friendly staff, breakfast terrace outside. Being under 30, we felt the youngest, but we definitely enjoyed this very calm and quiet hotel. I can definitely recommend the And hotel.

The internet webpage is (so far) poor, don't understand why the Hotel doesn't change it? Turkish coffee we asked for was great, but the breakfast coffee and tea were disappointing. However, no other points to complain about at all and the breakfast as such was really ok!

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Superb location in the old city of Istanbul, very close to all the main sites of interest. The hotel is also beautifully situated with stunning views from the rooms and 360 degrees from the top-floor restaurant. Located next to the Hagia Sophia, TopKapi Palace, Blue Mosque, etc. A new charming community park is being constructed right in front of the renovated hotel right on top of the underground Basilica which will greatly add to the charm and location of the hotel. It will make the breakfast on the hotel's pleasant ground floor terrace unforgettable.

The hotel has a superb opportunity to make more business if it manages to improve the kitchen of the top floor restaurant. The stunning views and the pleasantly decorated restaurant are not balanced with good cuisine. I'd advice the management to simplify the menu to just a few choices, but choices that are top-quality and that distinguish themselves from the offering of the surrounding restaurants. A smaller menu of a few excellent choices will guarantee success, spread the fame and name of the hotel, yet reduce the kitchen management. The breakfast menu should ideally be geared a bit more to the international tourist.