Dersaadet Hotel is a gem in the heart of Sultanahmet. The included breakfast on a roof garden overlooks the Bosphorous, the Blue Mosque minarets and baby gulls nesting on the red-tiled rooftops. The breakfast offering is ample with real scrambled eggs and good coffee. You'll return to that garden cafe for apple tea or a raki after a day of touring. The personnel at the front desk are very accommodating and helpful. It is a short walk to Istanbul's major attractions and the nearby Sultanahmet tram takes you all over the city for 1.4 TL each way. The standard rooms are small but large for an Ottoman house and the bathrooms with shower are modern. It has an elevator and free use of the internet.

My wife and I stayed for four nights at the Dersaadet Hotel which we had chsen from reviews on this site. The location is perfect - a 5 minute walk from the Blue Mosque and a couple more minutes to the Aghia Sophia and Basilica. The reception area is beautiful, the breakfasts excellent [fresh strawberries and yoghurt] and the rooms are clean [ours had a view of the Bosphorus]. The staff are incredibly friendly and helpful [especially Mehmet]. We spent each evening sat on the roof terrace with a view of the Blue Mosque, illuminated at night and the boats on the Bosphorus. Thoroughly recommended !

We spent a wonderful 5 days in Istanbul at the Dersaadet Hotel. It was convenient for walking to the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sofia, and a tram stop, yet a few blocks away so that the street was not filled with tourists. There were several convenient restaurants nearby which had only one drawback, no fish, as my husband is a quasi-vegetarian, i.e. eats fish. Focusing on the hotel, it was exceptionally pleasant. Breakfast was served on the rooftop and was a sumptuous spread, the usual tomatoes and cucumbers but with 3 or 4 cheeses to choose from. They also served scrambled eggs, "hot dogs" and biscuit, potatoes, a fruit salad, fresh strawberries, watermelon, and several types of jam. There was bread for toast, as well as sweet breads. At night, the rooftop offered (for a fee) drinks (alcohol) and/or tea and coffee, again with classical music. You could see the Blue Mosque from one side of the rooftop. On the other side was the sea.
Our room was a reasonable size, we could move in it, open suitcases, and had a chair and desk. There was always plenty of hot water for showers. We also had what was called a semi-sea view room which was a better sea view than the room we had the first night. The first night only a sea view room was available. We were in room 403. A new hotel is going up next door, but I don't think it will block the sea view we had. The room had two windows which you could open. And for those who want to always stay connected, there is a free internet notebook in the lobby, and if you are carrying your laptop, easy wi-fi access from your room or rooftop. Overall a great hotel with a staff ever willing to answer questions, call a taxi, advise over restaurants. I really can't think of any thing I would want to complain about. It could be a little cheaper, but it was comparable in price to Empress Zoe and other hotels I read about. Oh! It had one great advantage that often goes unnoticed, it had a lift!

This hotel is a wonderful place to stay at while you're in Istanbul. It's only a five minutes walk from the Blue Mosque. Once you enter the hotel you feel like staying in an Ottoman palace, wonderful colour combinations and nice old furniture.
But the best thing about this hotel is the wonderful staff. We have never met such friendly staff anywhere else before.
Next time we will definitely stay at Dersaadet again!!!