We had a wonderful seven-day family rendezvous at the Garden House Hotel – a lovely renovated Ottoman house. The location is perfect – a quiet area at the foot of the Hippodrome near the Blue Mosque and Haghia Sophia. It is within walking distance of most of the major sites – Topkapi Palace, the Bazaar Quarter, the Archaeological Museum, the Basilica Cistern, and many more. A variety of shops and wonderful restaurants are nearby (Don’t miss Balikci Sabahattin). The hotel satisfied our every need. The staff is very friendly and ready to be helpful in any way (Including transfer to the airport). The room was spacious, well kept, and overlooked the courtyard. A stay at the Garden House Hotel will enhance your visit to wonderful Istanbul.

Re:Garden House Hotel, Istanbul
Date: 19.10.06
Reviewer: Pantelis Maris

Your hotel exceeded our expectations; our room was very comfortable and immaculatly clean. We loved the location in the old town which apart from being charming is also close to most of the major sights and easily reached on foot. Most importantly, however, was the friendliness of the staff which made our stay special.

We will certainly recommend the Garden House to visiting friends and family.

Thank you again and we wish you well

We have returned from a week in Istanbul (September 2006) having stayed at The Garden House in the "old city", a small (12 room) hotel that I believe was rebuilt 1 yr. ago. It is nestled into the old city & one gets a "real feel" of what the area is all about.
The managers, Murat & Selcuk were excellent & went out of their way to make you feel comfortable in all aspects of our stay. They were very knowledgeable of the area, it's sights, attractions & culinary delights, (please, if you stay here, you MUST try the lentle soup made in the hotel, it is superb), & offered good sound advice to our questions.
The rest of the staff were also very accomodating & little was left to chance. The room was a very good size with "walk-around" space, the bathroom was a good size & above all, we found the room to be exceedingly clean.
The location is perfect, close to all the local attractions, no need for a taxi or bus, but wear good shoes for walking. All of the major attractions are within walking distance, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace & the Cisterns. Though the Garden House does not have a rooftop dining area, don't let that dissuade you from staying there, as you need only go 2 minutes around the corner & you have a magnificent view of the Bosphorous Sea.
Take a walk down to the fish market (5-10mins. away) it bustles with all the fish being sold & they take great care in making them pleasant to view.
Be prepared to hear "the call to prayer" early in the morning. It only woke us on the first morning & then it blended in to our regular day.
This would be my only choice for a hotel in the "old city" of Istanbul & I have no problem suggesting that others stay here. I found it through reading the reviews at Trip Advisor & hope that someone else reads this, makes a reservation & enjoys it as much as we did.
A traveller from Canada

Stayed 3 nites

We were picked up at the port and brought to our hotel. Checkin was smooth and we received a large room
This is a very small hotel. Very clean!!!
Staff reacted quickly and courteousely. Very helpful with respect to information regarding sites and restaurants
Very close to all major sites in the old city.
This is an old house , in the very old part of town, completely gutted and restored/renovated. This area is well underway to being gentrified
We walked around at nite and felt safe.
Nice internal garden for breakfast

we Would definitely return