Hotel description Historical Preferred Hotel Old City
Once an old inn located near the city wall, the 22-room family-friendly hotel has belonged to the same family since 1936 and has been used for many functions. The restoration took 3 years and it is decorated with local artefacts, wrought iron, paintings and glassware reflecting Ottoman naval history and other periods of history. It is built in the style of a manor house and has 4 floors with a lift connecting each floor and there is an attractive lobby/lounge area with 24-hour reception and check-out services and currency exchange facilities. A breakfast room, wireless Internet access and car park also feature.
Room description
The rooms are comfortably furnished in a classical style and equipped with modern amenities such as a satellite TV, minibar (extra charge), safety deposit box and Internet access. In addition to a private bathroom with a shower and hairdryer, further standard in-room amenities include a direct dial telephone, iron and ironing board and air conditioning and heating units.
Meal service description
Breakfast is served in the form of a buffet.
Hotel location description Historical Preferred Hotel Old City
The hotel is located on the historic peninsula of Eminonu, close to the city wall and Topkapi Palace. Galata Bridge is only 500 m from the hotel and Eminonu ferry port with boats to the Asian side of the city is just a 4- to 5-minute walk away. Various restaurants are in the immediate proximity of the hotel, which is about 3 minutes' walk from shopping venues, 200 m from links to the local public transport network and the sea and around 5 minutes from a selection of bars and pubs. Nightspots are to be found some 2.5 km away. Istanbul Ataturk and Sabiha Gokcen are approximately 14 and 43 km away from the establishment, respectively.
Payment methods description
The hotel accepts MasterCard and VISA credit card payments.
Description Historical Preferred Hotel Old City
- » Year of construction: 1904
- » Suites: 3
- » Single rooms: 4
- » Number of floors (main building): 4
- » Last renovated: 2011
- » Total number of rooms: 22
- » Apartments: 2
- » Double / twin rooms: 14
Hotel type
- » Family friendly hotel
- » City hotel
- » Historic hotel
Methods of payment
- » Visa
- » MasterCard
Room facilities (Standard room)
- » Central air-conditioned
- » Shower
- » Satellite / cable TV
- » Hairdryer
- » Bathroom
- » Individual heating
- » Central heating
- » Safe
- » Individual air-conditioned
- » Internet access
- » Direct dial telephone (*)
- » Minibar (*)
- » Iron and board
- » King size bed
- » Double bed
Facilities
- » Money Exchange
- » 24h. Reception
- » 24h check-in
- » Lift-s
- » WLAN access point
- » Car park
- » Air-conditioned in common areas
- » Breakfast room
- » Reception area
Restaurant
- » Breakfast buffet
- » Bed and breakfast
Interest points
- » Blue Mosque: 1km
- » Topkapi Palace: 500m
- » Galata Bridge: 500m
- » Grand Bazaar: 650m
- » St Sofia: 700m
Distances (in meters)
- » Bar / Pub: 250m
- » Sea / Bosphorus: 200m
- » Town centre / Taksim Square: 4.3km
- » Shopping facilities / Sirkeci: 150m
- » Restaurants / Sirkeci: 50m
- » Tourist centre / Sultanahmet: 250m
- » Train station / Sirkeci: 130m
- » Public transport / Gulhane Tram Stop: 200m
- » IST Airport - Estambul: 14km
- » SAW Airport - Sabiha Gokcen: 43km
- » Disco / Club / Istiklal Street: 2.5km