Set on a quiet, charming street in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, California Hotel features an elegant façade with French balconies. It’s just 100 metres from the ancient Theodosius Cistern. The hotel offers parquet-floored rooms with free Wi-Fi and satellite TV. All rooms are accessible by elevator and fitted with a private en suite bathroom with hairdryer. The lobby area of the hotel features bright décor and contemporary furnishings. Its seating area offers a pleasant place to relax or read a newspaper. The hotel’s staff can offer advice about city excursions or travel itineraries. Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar is just 500 meters from the hotel.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Situated in the best rated area in Istanbul, this hotel has an excellent location score of 9.4

Breakfast info

Continental, Buffet


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 large double bed
1 single bed
and
1 double bed
2 single beds
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Property practices

This property has told us they implemented certain practices across some or all of these categories: waste, water, energy and greenhouse gases, destination and community, and nature.
Guest reviews

Categories:

Staff
9.5
Facilities
8.9
Cleanliness
9.1
Comfort
9.0
Value for money
9.0
Location
9.4
Free WiFi
9.4
High score for Istanbul
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See what guests loved the most:

  • Marton
    Hungary Hungary
    Very welcoming and kind staff, very clean and comfortable rooms. They helped us with every requests. The breakfast was also very good, everything went as planned.
  • Canali
    Netherlands Netherlands
    The staff was extremely friendly, helpful and very nice. Rooms were clean and luxury.
  • Anton
    Slovakia Slovakia
    We had some unpleasant incident after arrival. There was a mouse in our room, probably got in trough open window. But receptionist was very nice and even at 10pm, he found another room for us in hotel at the same street. In the morning, we came...

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants
1 restaurant on site

  • Restoran #1
    • Open for
      Breakfast

Facilities of Hotel California
Great facilities! Review score, 8.9

Most popular facilities
  • Free WiFi
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Room service
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Lift
  • Heating
  • Breakfast
Bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Additional toilet
  • Bath or shower
  • Slippers
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower
Bedroom
  • Linen
  • Wardrobe or closet
Outdoors
  • Sun terrace
Kitchen
  • Shared kitchen
  • Cleaning products
  • Refrigerator
Room Amenities
  • Socket near the bed
  • Clothes rack
Activities
  • Games room
Living Area
  • Dining area
  • Seating Area
  • Desk
Media & Technology
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels
  • Satellite channels
  • Telephone
  • TV
Food & Drink
  • Snack bar
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Minibar
Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.
Parking
No parking available.
Transport
  • Public transport tickets
    Additional charge
Reception services
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour desk
  • Currency exchange
  • Express check-in/check-out
  • 24-hour front desk
Cleaning services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ironing service
    Additional charge
  • Dry cleaning
    Additional charge
  • Laundry
    Additional charge
Business facilities
  • Fax/photocopying
Safety & security
  • Fire extinguishers
  • CCTV outside property
  • CCTV in common areas
  • Smoke alarms
  • Security alarm
  • Key access
  • 24-hour security
  • Safety deposit box
General
  • Shuttle service
    Additional charge
  • Carbon monoxide detector
  • Grocery deliveries
  • Shared lounge/TV area
  • Hypoallergenic
  • Designated smoking area
  • Air conditioning
  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Wake-up service
  • Hardwood or parquet floors
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Heating
  • Soundproofing
  • Car hire
  • Packed lunches
  • Soundproof rooms
  • Lift
  • Family rooms
  • Ironing facilities
  • Airport shuttle
    Additional charge
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
Accessibility
  • Upper floors accessible by elevator
Languages spoken
  • English
  • Turkish

House rules

Hotel California takes special requests - add in the next step!

Check-in

From 14:00

Check-out

Until 12:00

 

Cancellation/
prepayment

Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room.

Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Adult (18+ years)
Extra bed upon request
€ 10 per person, per night

Prices for extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no cots available at this property.

All extra beds are subject to availability.

Age restriction

The minimum age for check-in is 18

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

Maestro Mastercard Visa Cash Hotel California accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

FAQs about Hotel California

  • Hotel California is 350 yards from the centre of Istanbul. All distances are measured in straight lines. Actual travel distances may vary.

  • The prices at Hotel California may vary depending on your stay (e.g. dates you select, hotel's policy etc.). See the prices by entering your dates.

  • Hotel California offers the following activities / services (charges may apply):

    • Games room

  • Hotel California has 1 restaurant:

    • Restoran #1

  • Check-in at Hotel California is from 14:00, and check-out is until 12:00.

  • Guests staying at Hotel California can enjoy a highly-rated breakfast during their stay (guest review score: 6.6).

    Breakfast option(s) include:

    • Continental
    • Buffet

  • Room options at Hotel California include:

    • Double
    • Triple
    • Single
    • Twin