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Akbiyik Cad. Adliye Sok. No:4 D:1 Sultanahmet, Fatih, Istanbul 34400, Turkey
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Empress Zoe
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Ranked #79 of 757 hotels in Istanbul
4.5 of 5 stars 300 Reviews
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  • “Blue mosque” (10)
  • “Spiral staircase” (5)
  • “Friendly and helpful” (5)
  • “Very good” (4)
  • “Penthouse suite” (3)
  • “Very small” (3)
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Lynchburg VA
Reviewer
4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
“Empress Zoe has great extras”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2005
7
people found this review helpful

  • Stayed May 2005
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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A TripAdvisor Member
America
1 review
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
“Hated the Zoe”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2005
25
people found this review helpful

  • Stayed February 2005
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Ann Nevans, Owner/Manager at Empress Zoe, responded to this review
May 7, 2005
We have only 2 bad reviews posted on trip advisor so far and both of them use exactly the same phrase "hated the Zoe".

This seems strange to me. I can quite understand why it would not be for everyone - but "hated" ? The rest of the review is not particularly vitriolic - it sounds like someone travelling by him/herself in February when it was cold and having a miserable time in general. I must say that the phrase "typical, nothing out of the ordinary" is exactly the opposite of what we are.

I will be adding a section to our website on our philosopy - what we are about, how we started and grew and learned, what we are trying to offer our guests. Maybe that will be illuminating both to people who are looking for an Empress Zoe kind of experience and those who would rather avoid it.

We are not a conventional hotel but I am happy to say that on the whole (99% of the time) our guests say that they loved their stay with us.

Sincerely yours,
Ann Nevans, Owner of Hotel Empress Zoe, Istanbul



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San Francisco, CA
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Excellent Location;”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 25, 2005
15
people found this review helpful

  • Stayed September 2003
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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vancouver, BC
2 reviews
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
“most charming hotel”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 15, 2005
9
people found this review helpful

  • Stayed October 2004
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Darwin, Australia
1 review
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Zoe wins Australian vote”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2005
9
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