Hotel Golden Horn Sultanahmet Hotel 4 star
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The Golden Horn Sultanahmet is stylish but suffers from too much decor. Nevertheless, it does offer the considerable advantages of a very favourable location, fine panoramic views from its rooftop terrace, and a few ground floor guest rooms suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
The standard rooms are fine for couples but if you are bringing your children you might find them a bit cramped. In this case, you'll be best off opting for rooms in the superior category, which are more spacious and more appropriately designed to the occasion.

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    Location 9.44 /10

    The Golden Horn is in the Sultanahmet district, the historical centre of Istanbul. It takes about 20 minutes to get there by car from the Atatürk international airport but bear in mind that traffic jams are a possibility.

    Accommodation 6.20 /10

    The double rooms and master rooms both struck us as inexplicably small. The beds are slotted into a long, narrow space, which leaves some room to move around in, but hardly offers the most generous of dimensions.
    The furniture is kept to a minimum, with a bed (sometimes more than one several), a bedside table, a table, and a gilded mirror. These items match the light shades of ochre, cream and beige of the walls and the outdated style of the rooms. Greater attention to detail can be seen in the rooms in the superior category, which have more modern furniture and are laid out in a more logical manner, partly thanks to their larger size.
    In any case, all of the rooms have the advantage of having plenty of light. The facilities at the Golden Horn include a flat-screen television attached to the wall, a minibar, adjustable air-conditioning, and a good range of hospitality products.

    Overview 6.70 /10

    The hotel is imposing without going over the top. In the centre of Istanbul, and more precisely in the neighbourhood of Sultanahmet, it occupies an old 4 storey building with a rooftop terrace offering fine views.
    The entrance is stylish despite its small size, and gives a good idea of the style of the rest of the hotel: the wooden furniture mimics the retro look of the lamps, and the walls feature stucco and gilding. Finally, an imposing spiral staircase made of marble rises up to the floors with the guest rooms.
    Overall, the spaces on the ground floor are well lit but there is a coolness to the rather over-elaborate decor.
    Apart from guests on holiday, the Golden Horn regularly hosts conferences and work meetings. For such purposes, the hotel provides the necessary facilities, such as meeting rooms, a cocktail area, and a multi-purpose room in the basement.
    One floor down, you will find the well-being centre. It is a clean space with a gym, a Turkish bath, a sauna, and a swimming pool. It could do with a bit of an upgrade to expand the spaces and improve the way the treatments are organised.

    Food and drink 6.45 /10

    The restaurant is in a carpeted room with stucco-covered walls. It has a rather oppressive atmosphere and the windows are not enough to let in a sufficient amount of light.
    The indoor dining room can seat a good number of diners and there is also an outdoor terrace that is furnished for lunch and dinner during the summer. Given the location in the heart of Sultanahmet, the panoramic view from here is a great selling point for the hotel, as it takes in the Blue Mosque and the other main sights of the city.
    The menu alternates between Turkish specialities and more international dishes, including loads of vegetables.

    To know

    From the outside, the building does not look particularly special. A thorough renovation would definitely improve the first visual impression you get of the place, since what currently grabs your attention is the unfinished look of the façade.
    However, once you enter the hotel, this impression soon becomes a distant memory.

    Equipment

    • Car park
    • Handicap access
    • Restaurant
    • Internet access
    • Air conditioning
    • Spa

      stretching, sauna, Turkish bath

    • Swimming pool
    • Sports equipment

      fitness, bums and tums, gym, step

    • Whirlpool bath
    • Safe
    • Meeting room

    advantage

    • The location
    • The terrace

    disadvantages

    • The rooms are small
    • The decor is too cluttered

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