Is Sembol Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Sembol Hotel?

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; check-in end time: 5:30 AM. Early check-in is available for a fee of TRY 100 (subject to availability). Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Sembol Hotel?

Checkout is at 1:00 PM. Late checkout is available for TRY 100 (subject to availability).

Where is Sembol Hotel located?

This family-friendly Istanbul hotel is located in the historical district, within a 15-minute walk of Grand Bazaar, Sultanahmet Square and Basilica Cistern. Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia are also within 1 mile (2 km). Beyazit Station is only a 4-minute walk and Laleli-University Station is 7 minutes.

Sembol Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

4/10 Poor

Mariette

31 Jan, 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

slecht onderhouden, veel kapot in kamers en badkamer. luidruchtig snachts. matig ontbijt met kapotte koffiemachine die niet werd gerepareerd, dus kopje nescafe. aanbeveling personeel voor boottocht viel zwaar tegen. veel te duur voor wat je kreeg. ongezellige rommelige entree waar werd gerookt.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

26 Oct, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ce que j’ai aimé: la proximité avec des lieux stratégiques tels que le grand bazar ou la mosquée bleu, le personnel agréable et à l’écoute Ce que j’aurai aimé: j’avais payé pour un petit déjeuner que je n’ai finalement pas eu, les murs entre les chambres trop fin car nous entendions les conversations des autres chambres, dommage qu’ils ne soient pas un peu plus épais

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

4/10 Poor

ちゃ, 日本

13 Sept, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

トラム駅から坂の下のホテル

トラムの駅から坂を５分ぐらい下ります。暑い夏はツライと思います。観光地へのアクセスはトラムを使うととても便利です。またトラム駅前のお菓子屋さんは安く、お土産を買いました。部屋が狭く、ゴミ箱がなく、窓の外、横１メートルぐらいに現地の方が暮らしている模様でした。。。朝食は種類がありましたが、朝一番にいくと、おかずのタッパーにサランラップがかかったままでした。

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

1 Jan, 2015

War ganz ok

Alle Sehenswürdigkeiten in der nähe hatte viel spass

6/10 Okay

jackeem

3 Jul, 2014

隠れています

トラムで空港からホテルまで行きました．スマホの地図（MapsWithMe)を見ながらホテルを探しましたが，入口が隠れているところにあったので，見つかりにくかったのです．一泊一万円ぐらい払ったのに，部屋は意外と小さかったのです．ドアのロックの仕方が独特で，少し困りました．中からロックしてからドアを締めないとロックできません． ※私は日本人ではないから，多少の日本語のミスがあると思うのでご了承ください．

4/10 Poor

Kristoph, Cape Town

5 May, 2014

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Below average hotel

The Sembol Hotel is in a small, yet surprisingly noisy side street 10 minutes walk away from the Grand Bazaar. This proximity is where my appraisals end! The rooms are tiny and not very clean. No proper bedding is provided, the towels are old and there is no coffee in the room. Breakfast is better had in a cafe on the streets. I recommend: Find a different place.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

9 Jul, 2013

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice location, clean. Not luxurious.

The rooms are pretty small. Nice location, 5 min away from Grand bazar, 20 min away from Haga Sophia and the blue mosque. However, don't expect anything luxurious, which is fine if you only plan on using the hotel to spend the night. One thing, don't use their planning or tour services. They will charge a huge commission on everything they book for you (without telling you obviously). As an example, once, they told us that a shuttle costs 15 euros and when we checked directly with the shuttle company, it was only 10 Euros. They convinced us to take a private shuttle since there were 5 of us. Then, we realized that the shuttle they booked for us wasn't private, as another group of people was there. Did they get the entire trip cost from 2 groups who each thought the shuttle was private? I don't know.

4/10 Poor

jorunn, nær Grand Bazaar

12 Jun, 2013

Disliked: Room comfort

bra beliggenhet, styr unna frokosten

imøtekommende personale, små rom, ufattelig dårlig frokost, ikke betjent frokostsal, manglet brød..

6/10 Okay

Yves H., France

3 Jun, 2013

Liked: Cleanliness

Disliked: Room comfort

Etablissement sans prétentions très bien situé

Etablissement très bien situé abordable, propre et sans fioritures. Confort spartiate, chambre un peu petite mais tout à fait acceptable pour un séjour court. Terrasse agréable pour prendre un petit déjeuner correct.

8/10 Good

Vaniza, Brasil

21 May, 2013

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Funcionários super prestativos e atenciosos.

O quarto e principalmente o banheiro era bastante pequeno. Mas estava bem limpo. A localização, próximo ao Grand Bazar e a a atenção que recebemos dos funcionários nos faz recomendar este hotel.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

12 May, 2013

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bad experience

The room is very small you can't move in it, the quality of clients are below average the Internet connection is terrible, the staff don't speak English the breakfast is poor the safe box is broken I will never use it again I don't think it is a 3 stars hotel

8/10 Good

Daniel, Sverige

10 May, 2013

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nära till "allt"!

Detta hotell rekommenderas varmt för den som vill ha nära till de större sevärdheterna i Istanbuls gamla stadsdel Sultanahmet. Hotellet ligger på promenadavstånd till exempelvis spårvagnshållplatsen (Beyazit) och tar ca 3 - 5 minuter från hotellet. Med spårvagn tar man sig enkelt och snabbt till andra sevärdheter i närheten. Bayazit-moskén och bokmarknaden Sahaflar Carsisi liksom Stora basaren ligger knappt 300 meter från hotellet. Blå moskén, Hagia Sofia och Topkapimuseet ligger bara två hållplatser längre bort eller en promenad på mellan 15 och 20 minuter. Det var läget som fick mig att välja detta hotell. Kan verkligen rekommendera att resa till Istanbul!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

29 Mar, 2013

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Familienhotel

Super war das reichhaltige Frühstück über den Dächern von Istanbul

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

29 Jan, 2013

Geht so...wenn man einfach nur ein Zimmer braucht.

Aufenthalt war "naja"im Hotel hat mich nichts umgehauen.der Ausblick von oben aufs Meer existiert zwar, ist aber nicht auf dem Bosporus sondern af die Seite des Meers, wo nur binnenverkehr ist. Personal fand ich zum Teil sehr unfreundlich, fast schon eine Null Bock Haltung. Das Zimmer war nicht das beste, hatte aber auch einmal ein schlechteres in Paris. Es war zwar aufgeräumt, aber in den Schubladen waren noch kippen und Zeitung, und ich glaube nicht, dass es zum Service gehört (Zeitung von vor drei Tagen). Frühstück war das nötigste. Brot, Marmelade, Käse, Aufschnitt, Oliven. Einzig die Lage war echt Super. In max. 10 min. War man beim großen Bazar, an einer strassenbahnstation. Aber nochmal würde ich das Hotel nicht nehmen.

4/10 Poor

Riky, Campobasso, Italia

22 Oct, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lascia perdere

camera sporca e rumorosa... il bagno...ve lo lascio immaginare.. La colazione pessima... prodotti di bassissima qualità...

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

13 Oct, 2012

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very Unsatisfied

One of the worst places I have stayed in, from the description provided on your site to what was the reality is totally incorrect. I would never recommend this to my enemy.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

5 Oct, 2012

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

God beliggenhet ,gode senger og lave priser

Hotellet hadde meget god beliggenhet og svært gode senger og var rimelig i pris. Det er også stort sett det positive man kan si. Betjeningen var hyggelige, men engelskkunnskapene var svært mangelfulle og gjorde det vanskelig å kommunisere. Den flotte froskostbufeen vi var forespeilet, var en sterk overdrivelse. Det var dårlig utvalg, men det hadde vært greit dersom det lille de hadde var blitt fylt opp når det var tomt. Måtte hver dag spørre etter glass, skjeer og boller til å ha froksotblandingen i og her var ikke betjeningen spesielt blide. Vi var forespeilet et rom med dobbeltseng + enkeltseng ,sjøutsikt , kjøkken og peis (!), men fikk et knøtt lite rom med 3 senger, utsikt til bakgård, ikke kjøkken og peis ( det siste var noe vi ikke savnet). At et hotell ikke svarer til forventningene og at man må innse at man får det man betaler for, er greit. Det å bli forespeilet noe du ikke får, gjør at jeg nok ikke vil ta inn på dette hotellet igjen.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

25 Sept, 2012

Liked: Staff & service

Poor Location, Poor Breakfast, Average Staff

The hotel location is extremely bad as it's very hard to find . The map provided by the hotel is extremely misleading, I had to take half an hour to find the hotel. There are at least over a few dozens hotels in this area, it's impossible to ask the people on the street as they also have no idea or not hearding the hotel at all. The hotel room is just ok, simple and looks clean. The breakfast is not suitable to me, and I only eaten their bread. Coffee, tea and juice are not that acceptable to me too, so i only drink the water. The neighbourhood seems not very safe, however, the people there actually quite nice and not disturbing you at all, even at late night. The staff is ok and some are quite friendly and helpful, while some are not. The good part is there are so many restaurant and shops in this area, and it's close to all the main attractions, it would be an good option when you are in budget and also when you have known how to get there.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

18 Sept, 2012

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Adress

Det var inte bra adress. mycket svårt och fel adress och fel telefon nummer.

6/10 Okay

John, Phoenix, AZ, USA

17 Sept, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Hotel location was good once you know it.

It was difficult to find on the map. Rooms were very small. The staff were not making the unless you would bring to manages attention. The service for airport was very expensive.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

6 May, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

comodo

A due passo dal centro e dal mercato! Solo la colazione non è abbondante

8/10 Good

Lars, Herning

6 Jan, 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Disliked: Room comfort

Sembol Hotel - super beliggenhed, for oplevelser

Efter et par startvanskeligheder - ingen håndklæder på værelset, minibaren fyldt med efterladenskaber tæt på at gå i forrådnelse, varmen på værelset, der ikke kunne reguleres, manglende internet, som hotellet skriver på hjemmesiden, at der er, var af meget tvivlende kvalitet. Det ene øjeblik var der forbildelse - det næste ikke!!! Men, som jeg starter med at skrive, efter det - så er Sembol Hotel et ok hotel i klassen og beliggenheden er fuldstændig præfekt. Startproblemerne, bortset fra internettet blev hurtigt løst og vi kan varmt anbefale Sembol hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

28 Oct, 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

God belligenhed.

Pænt og velholdt hotel, tæt på Bazaren og transport. Der bliver skiftet håndklæder hver dag og sengetøj efter behov, så renligheden er i top. Deres morgen mad er ok, men vi oplevede, at der en dag manglede 1 del af det der var dagen før og personalet virkede ligeglad. Det er "klar dig selv" til morgenmaden og tallerknerne bliver ikke fjernet efter brug og personalet er ikke synligt i lokalet. Det eneste negative er personalet, de hilser ikke på dig, når du møder dem på gangen og virker iøvrigt meget sure og ikke særligt serviceminded. Hvis du bare har brug for en segn seng og noget ok morgenmad, men ikke forventer et serviceminded og smilende personale, så vælg dette hotel for beliggenheden og renligheden er i top.

8/10 Good

John, London

25 May, 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sembol Hotel review - comfy but noisy.

Sembol is very comfortable and the staff are friendly and knowledgable. The room rate was very good value and the location is just right - close to the main historical parts of Istanbul, and also close to the Tram. The Breakfast Room is great - with views of the Golden Horn from the top floor as you take your coffee. The only problem was noise - not from the area around the hotel, which was quiet, but from inside the hotel. There is a problem with the internal acoustics which means I could hear other guests closing doors, walking up and down the marble steps and even people having conversations on other floors.

8/10 Good

Elisabeth, Roskilde

26 Apr, 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Udemærket hotel til prisen

Hotel med 2 min.s gang til den store bazar. Rigtig god service. Små værelser og badeværelser, men rent og pænt. Dejlig restaurant med udsigt over by by og hav. Kan anbefales.

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