The Hotel is boutique like, family run and has a perfect location. Next to all ancient attractions in istanbul, it's just around the corner, 5 mins walking distance from the crowds and nightlife, thus making your stay very peaceful & relaxing away from busy streets. Now the Hotel's staff are extremely friendly, can offer loads of help & advice, the... More

Great service, great location, always friendly and happy to help, "our house is your house" attitude, and they even baked and surprised my wife with a birthday cake during our stay without me notifiying them it was her special day (they noticed birthdate as we booked!) They helped us effortlessly for an hour arrange flights and accomodations throughout Turkey. A... More

My husband and I stayed here for 4 nights in October 2012. The hotel is walking distance from all the main attractions which is a big plus. The staff are friendly and very helpful and our room was cosy and was furnished beautifully. Another plus was the breakfast which was a good spread and delicious. The only thing you need... More

Close to many good restaurants so you don't have to take a taxi back after dinner. Nice clean well kept hotel. Very close to many tourist attractions and everyting is easy to walk to once you figure out where the hotel lies in the city. I was very pleased withthis hotel. Rooms were clean. Veiw of the bosphorous from the... More

We stayed last week at Sphendon in Istanbul. The hotel is couple of streets from the main attractions of Sultan Ahmet district, the Old city center. This part of Istanbul is crowded and pretty noisy, but the street this hotel is situated on is very quiet so you have nothing to worry about. The tram station from Agia Sofia is... More

I was quite pleased with Hotel Sphendon. The rooms are small, but as I was traveling alone, there is room for my stuff, it would be fine for two as long as you don't have a lot of bags or extremely large ones. Everything worked well, shower had plenty of hot water and supplies were restocked each day. The staff... More

This was a budget holiday but it was one of the best value for money hotels that we have been to. The hotel was clean, the staff were very helpful and friendly and the room, though small and nicely furnished. When I found the first room noisy (it was on the street and above reception and I must admit I... More

We stayed twice at the Sphendon at the beginning and end of our holiday. The rooms are small but very clean and adequately furnished with all you need including a safe, flat screen tv and a kettle. We found this family run hotel to be friendly and especially helpful in accommodating an early check in. The reception area has comfortable... More

I'm very satisfied with my stay at Sphendon hotel. The location is very good, close to Topkapi palace, Haya Sophia and the Blue mosque. The room was tidy, nicely decorated and well-equipped. The staff was very attentive and created a pleasant atmosphere. Hotel Sphendon is definitely a place