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Hostels in Sultanhamet or Taksim
We are going on vacation to Istanbul Please tell me who was or knows cheap hostels in the Taksim or Sultanhamet districts. We are going in the fall, we are not going to stay at the hotel at all, so I want something cheaper - there is a lot to see. Tips on nutrition and moving around the city will help a lot ( areas of the main attractions, what are the excursions and prices, entrance tickets to museums). Thank you in advance.
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Regarding routes, sights, download the Dorling Kindersley Istanbul guidebook for yourself (in the English version it is definitely available on the Internet, they themselves used it), nothing better has yet been invented.
My friends and I stayed at http://www.hotelemek.com/
All the main attractions are nearby, the price is good, the hotel itself is also excellent for the money.
My friends and I stayed at http://www.hotelemek.com/
All the main attractions are nearby, the price is good, the hotel itself is also excellent for the money.
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answered 12 years ago
Directions: we bought a plastic travel card at a kiosk near the stop .. and topped it up with money there ... using the card turned out to be cheaper than using tokens and akbil, there are turnstiles at the stops, apply the card, money is withdrawn from it, you can not roll only for one person .... and there you can immediately see how much is left on the account. The card can be used to pay on city buses, trams, metro, and ferries. In principle, we almost never took a taxi ... just a couple of times ... so that just the map is very convenient!
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answered 12 years ago
Hotel. for a city break, we chose the hotel only for an overnight stay ... we left early ... we arrived late ... we did not see the point in overpaying. Therefore, we chose a 3 * hotel based on breakfast.
http://www.barinhotel.com/
The hotel is without any pretensions, 15 minutes walk to Sultan Ahmet (the most important mosque in Istanbul), well, or it seems 3 stops by tram. Although the hotel is located in the shopping area of Laleli, but it is close enough to historical sites, they did not complain about the noise (maybe they just slept like dead). I plan to repeat the train, but will stay again in this hotel. Meals based on breakfast: scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, kaike to Turkish flatbread, 4-5 types of cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, 3-4 types of bread (there was also a toaster), jam, butter, halva, gingerbread, melon, watermelon, juice, tea, coffee, water.
http://www.barinhotel.com/
The hotel is without any pretensions, 15 minutes walk to Sultan Ahmet (the most important mosque in Istanbul), well, or it seems 3 stops by tram. Although the hotel is located in the shopping area of Laleli, but it is close enough to historical sites, they did not complain about the noise (maybe they just slept like dead). I plan to repeat the train, but will stay again in this hotel. Meals based on breakfast: scrambled eggs, hard boiled eggs, kaike to Turkish flatbread, 4-5 types of cheese, cucumbers, tomatoes, 3-4 types of bread (there was also a toaster), jam, butter, halva, gingerbread, melon, watermelon, juice, tea, coffee, water.
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answered 12 years ago
On excursions. . . . almost everything is concentrated in one area within walking distance. . . I immediately advise you to take an audio guide in museums (you need to leave a passport or at least a copy of it as a deposit), as if there is an audio guide in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, in Topkapi, the archaeological museum. Look in advance what days it works or does not work, because, for example, Ai-Sofya was closed on Sunday and we could not get into it. . . I had to rethink my plan for the day. . . If you book excursions, then it turns out more expensive. . . I downloaded the map to my smartphone. . . I marked on it the places where I want to go, and there I lay the route. . . and I was happy)) I didn’t wear paper ones. . . also my location determined. . because once you got lost! By tickets (all prices in Turkish lira): Dolmabahce - 40, Topkapi - 25 + 15 harem (+ audio guide can be taken), Irebatan - 10, Archaeological - 10 (+ 10 for audio guide), Miniturtsia - 10 (order a ticket in Russian immediately .. there you apply the ticket to the scanner near the exhibit and in Russian it will talk about it). . . if so ask!
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