DoubleTree by Hilton Istanbul – Old Town

The hotel exceeded my expectations for my stay, and my family who was traveling with me agreed. We were wrapping up a month’s long trip through Europe and all agreed this was one of the best hotels we visited on our trip. The staff was very friendly, knowledgeable, but also very real and sincere with their concerns and help. The moment we checked in the front desk agent answered all our questions about the hotel, the rooms were beautiful, breakfast was both welcoming to an American consumer and incorporated local elements, and the location was perfect to see many all the local sights. I look forward to staying here on my next trip to Istanbul.

Excelente Hilton property in old Istanbul. Very modern, clean and secure. The food and drinks at the hotel are very good. I highly recommend this hotel if you want to be near all the historic sites and the Grand Bazar

Great location… near everything you want to see like the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque and St. Sofia’s.
Excellent service (had an issue with our AC and they fixed it immediately!!!)
Excellent breakfast! Terrific staff!
Thank you!!!

great location and very nice rooms

We stayed at the Old Town Istanbul Double Tree for 3 days as a last minute trip during our honeymoon (mid-​June). Staying here was the best decision we could have made. The hotel was in a prime location, the room was beyond clean, and the staff was as friendly and helpful as can be. After traveling for quite a few weeks, we were happy to be treated like family upon our arrival. I’m really happy to see that the Double Tree’s standards are better than ever. We highly recommend anyone to stay at this hotel during their stay in Istanbul.

Excellent, excellent, excellent. Here for three nights and using Hilton points, this hotel is nicely located right near a tram station and very close to the major tourist spots. If you’re looking for a western-​stye hotel and you want to sightsee, this is your spot.
All the services you would expect from a full service hotel including 24 hour front desk, bellman and concierge, restaurant and bar, workout room and pool as well as spa and sauna. They offer a «turkish bath» on site too.
My room had a private balcony (I might have been upgraded as I am at the Gold level in the Hilton elite program) and I got breakfast coupons for each day of my stay and one for a free drink at the rooftop bar. The bed was comfortable and the room was quiet with only the occasional outside street noise you can expect in a big city. Coffee/​tea service and an in-​room safe. Shower was very nice. Free wifi worked great.
Breakfast buffet was very good with the usual standards including European and American items (no pork bacon, of course!) and an excellent selection of local items including feta cheese and simit. Five stars for the breakfast buffet.
The hotel will arrange car service and private tours. If you’d like to spend $ 90, they’ll get you a private BMW to the airport. Or you can simply get them to hail you a taxi and it will run about ₺60 (~$ 20).
And yep, they still have the Doubletree cookie here. It tasted almost the same as the ones back in the States. :-)

My partner and I stayed at the DoubleTree Istanbul — Old Town for one night while we were transiting through Istanbul, and overall, I felt it is a great place to stay in the heart of the Old City.
This is actually the second time we’ve stayed at this hotel, as we were here last year at the same time. I changed my review to five stars, as they’ve remedied the minor issues I had last time.
Just as a general observation, the Doubletrees in other countries are much better than the Doubletrees you would get in the United States. The service here was very professional, and there were a lot of staff at the front desk. They all look great English, and very friendly.
Because of our DIamond status with Hilton, we were upgraded to a deluxe room. But you shouldn’t be surprised when you get to your room and it’s very small — being in the Old City with historic buildings all around you doesn’t really afford for large rooms. Our room was adequate, and came with a sitting area and balcony.
The breakfast was also very expansive. I can’t remember the last time I was at a buffet breakfast and wanted to try every single one of the hot items. The offerings were numerous, and the food is actually very good. I normally think low of hotel breakfasts, but this Doubletree had a very nice breakfast.
Overall, we had a great one-​night stay at this Doubletree, and we would definitely recommend it for people going from United States expecting a certain certain level of service but not wanting to pay the exorbitant prices of the Kempinski.

This was an excellent hotel. The location can’t be beat — it is within walking distance to the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, the grand Bazaar and Topkapi palace. There is also a tram running along the street front in case you would rather take the train to these sights instead of walking. Depending on the amount of time you have to transfer from the airport to/​from this hotel, the subway is an option if you want to avoid traffic and taxi fares. The staff is courteous, the rooms were clean and modern, and the workout room was spacious and updated. Breakfast was a little pricey (buffet), but had a ton of great options. I would stay here again in a heartbeat!

Hotel situato nella zona più storica di Istanbul, e’ dotato di una piccola SPA e come tutti gli Hilton il WiFi e’ a pagamento. Si raggiungono a piedi il gran bazar, la moschea blu, la basilica di Santa Sofia ed palazzo del Topkapi.
L’hotel e’ su di una via abbastanza trafficata per cui se avete il sonno molto leggero forse non è l’hotel più adatto.
Quando ci si sposta a piedi soprattuto se da soli o in piccoli gruppi, consiglio vivamente di stare sulla strada principale Yeniceriler che poi diventa Divan Yolu per evitare spiacevoli incontri.
Le camere sono spaziose e adatte a due persone. Sconsigliò di spendere più soldi per la camera con terrazzo che si rivela in molti casi una fregatura perché il terrazzo in realtà e’ un balconcino con nessuna vista.
Il ristorante e’ buono ma vi consiglio di andare nella parte dei monumenti e cenare sul terrazzo di uno dei molteplici hotel/​ristorante della zona, come il Four Seasons, che offrono un’ottima vista panoramica sui monumenti e sul mar di Marmara.

This modern hotel is located on the main strip of old town. Walking distance to Grand Bazaar, and Sultanahmet district, where some of the major attractions are located. There is also a tram stop in right front of the hotel. I got to experience few other hotels in Istanbul, and the DoubleTree by Hilton was by far the best hotel I’ve seen. I do wish that the staff was friendlier. Nonetheless, they were very helpful and attentive when I needed them. Rooms viewing the main street can get a little noisy at night; I had to give up my corner room for a smaller room due to the noise from the street. Also, the Wi-​Fi signal in the room was very weak.