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The Zanadu İstanbul

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A bedroom with a tufted headboard, a large window, and a bed with red and white bedding.
An outdoor garden area with a stone wall, potted plants, and a large black lantern.
A compact kitchen with white cabinets, a microwave, and a sink. There's a wooden door and a mirror on the wall.
A tree with green leaves in front of a building with purple and yellow walls.
A courtyard with a tree, a brick planter, and a purple building.

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry room
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping

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Sht. Mehmet Pasa Sk. 26/1, Kucuk Ayasofya Mahallesi Fatih, Istanbul, Sultanahmet, 34122
  • Place, Sultanahmet Square
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Blue Mosque
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Hagia Sophia
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Istanbul (IST)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Economy Double Room, Non Smoking

A hotel room with a bed, a nightstand, a vase with flowers, and a decorative sculpture.

Economy Double Room, Non Smoking

  • 15 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Standard Double Room, Garden View

A hotel room with a tufted headboard, a red patterned bedspread, white pillows, a vase with flowers, and neatly folded towels on the bed.

Standard Double Room, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 18 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Classic Triple Room, Garden View

A hotel room with two beds, each with a red and white bedspread, a tufted headboard, and a small bedside table with a decorative item.

Classic Triple Room, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 22 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Deluxe Double Room, Sea View

A bedroom with a tufted headboard, a bed with red and gold patterned bedding, a bedside table with a vase and remote control, and a mirror with decorative gold trim.

Deluxe Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 19 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

View all photos for Comfort Apartment, Garden View

A modern bedroom with a bed, two nightstands, a headboard, and a unique swan-shaped towel arrangement.

Comfort Apartment, Garden View

  • Garden view
  • 45 sq m
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

The Zanadu İstanbul

Dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a library, express check-out, and free newspapers are onsite.
The Zanadu İstanbul offers 20 accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include showers with hydromassage showerheads, slippers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Istanbul hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Zanadu İstanbul, you're just a quick walk from Sultanahmet Square. You'll find features like free WiFi in public areas, plus breakfast (surcharge) and dry cleaning service.
  • Free WiFi
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes bike rentals
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Sultanahmet Square and 9 minutes by foot from Blue Mosque
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
As a guest of The Zanadu İstanbul, you'll find a library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. WiFi is free in public spaces. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. The Zanadu İstanbul also features a garden, a picnic area, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.

This 3-star Istanbul hotel is smoke free.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EUR 20 per day)
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 7 for adults and EUR 5 for children

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Library

Family friendly

  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • No lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Mosquito nets
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 2:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 7 for adults and EUR 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 45 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 4)
  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 20 per day (33 ft away; open 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM)
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a security system
The Zanadu İstanbul offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Guests arriving after 2:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Property Registration Number 22317
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

The Xanadu Istanbul
The Zanadu İstanbul Hotel
The Zanadu İstanbul Istanbul
The Zanadu İstanbul Hotel Istanbul

The Zanadu İstanbul Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 37 out of 152 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 152 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 152 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 152 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 152 reviews

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was reasonably priced and had nice rooftop view of area.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great local place to stay- close to everything in Sultanahmet area
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Gloria

Liked: Staff & service
We first got a room in terrible conditions, curtains dirty, air leaked, wall VERY dirty, bathroom smelling awful. Staff helped us do room change. Second room was smaller, but very clean, and no bad smells. Staff is VERY friendly, kind and helpful. Tea and hot water y always available for free!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

sajjad

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
property offered shuttle one way, for 55 euros when a local travel agent provided one for 15 euros. Property staff is good but property location is in the hills fairly difficult to get to on foot.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Shubir Kumar

Disliked: Amenities
It was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

FATIMA-ZAHRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good and nice people
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ziaul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Location and value for money. The Wi-Fi signal was poor and disconnected often.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Normasitah

Liked: Amenities
I like it. Staff are great!😊
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Leo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Badly hotel to stay in !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Raluca

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pros: clean at check in, quiet, close to our points of interest. Cons: toilet dripping, poor housekeeping, limited space, no self catering options, a few power cuts during our stay, only 1 towel per person provided.
Stayed 21 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

4/10 Poor

jane

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room not like picture. Balcony door inoperable. Exhausting five flight climb to room. Trash, toile paper not replaced regularly Generally very shabby appearance
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Islam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice but no windows no aeration
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Faiza

Very close from blue mosque. The rooms are small in picture looks big and mattress was also uncomfortable. Otherwise ok.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Normasitah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Just ok ok
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tucked away down a cobbled street, this hotel is perfectly located for the old city centre of Istanbul, making everywhere walkable. We were greeted by an incredibly helpful member of staff (sorry, we never got his name, but he had a lovely smile!) who advised us on local eateries and sorted us with a Turkish sim card. Only complaint is the air conditioning wasn't great so the rooms were especially hot at night.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

GUENARD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It a very good location. Just, be carefull if you book a room eco... there isn't window !!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Artem

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

Nice place for a simple stay

Zanadu hotel is located in a nice area, with a metro station not so far away and fancy streets all around. Great solution for solo travelers with not-so-great budget or not-so-big expectations who just need a place to rest, get a wi-fi and leave their luggage at. I stayed in a’no window’ room, the cheapest one, which some travelers might find pretty narrow, but I for me it was just fine. Friendly staff, fast check-in, cute little garden by the entrance… Dunno what else to say. Luxury-lovers might find this place too simple, but that’s exactly what I needed at the moment.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Per

Disliked: Cleanliness

Not bad for the price paid.

Not bad. For the very cheap price paid, it offered a nice accommodation close to some nice sights and the Gran Bazaar. Shared areas (stairs, etc) not so well kept as many things lying around, bags with concrete etc. Quite hard beds.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

FATIH

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are filthy, I definitely do not recommend it
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

shameem

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was a nightmare and so was the staff. The room smell of gutter and the bed sheets were stain and dirty. The blanket had a hole in and it look like it was a 20year old which were used and worn. The bathroom entrance and broken tiles and I slipped twice by catching on that. The shower door had a massive hole so every time u shower the water will flow from there and flood the toilet room. The worst experience ever. We end up booking for another hotel as could not last at that place for 5 days. When asked the staff they just got annoyed that we comparing. The toilet got blocked twice and the smell was horrendous. Honestly I could not even begin to belovibe that these kind of hotels are allowed to trade and worse they are marketing on Expedia. Very very disappointed. End up paying for the same holiday twice as had to book another hotel so out of pocket now. I wish that Expedia will take more notice of hotels like this and don’t disappoint thier customers. I alway book my holiday on this play form but no problem. This is the first time I had this much problem in one hotel. So hope that they will do something about it. The picture were so misleading as none of the rooms looked anything like in photos. I am adding photos so hope people will see before booking there.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Thair

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Description of the property wax false. It is a separate bungalow next to the main building accessible from the street. Unsafe area, anyone could have entered from the street. My family were very upset and we had to leave immediately. The property would not return the payment even though we didn't stay at the property. Expedia service was terrible as they would return my payment. My advice never go to this property. Also I will not use Expedia again. 😤
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

D

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
False advertisement on rooms. Pictures did not accurately depict actual rooms. Booked a delux room with a seaview, got a small room with a view of rooftops. Shower leaked constantly so water was all over the floor, mildew in shower, stains on the walls. Told the front desk about the leak. He didn't want to be bothered with anything. Booked it for a week, stayed for 3 nights. Manager would not allow refund. This was a very disappointing experience!
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Ho prenotato la camera doppia “economica” ma non era segnato fosse senza finestra… una sensazione poco piacevole. La pulizia della camera tutto sommato era buona (l’abbiamo trovata pulita) anche se non è presente il servizio di pulizia giornaliero (cambio asciumani, cestini, carta igienica 🙁), ma la pecca più spiacevole è stata il letto… lenzuola impolverate e di piccole dimensioni rispetto al meterasso, cuscini e materass ingiallito, piumino vecchiotto… diciamo un letto non accogliente ma ci siamo adattate per forza. 😐 Per il resto era presente tv, doccia spaziosa, acqua caldissima, comodini spaziosi, phon (su richiesta), climatizzatore funzionante (a rilento 😂) e posizione ottima, in 10 minuti a piedi ti trovi in piazza Sultanahmet tra Moschea Blu e Santa Sofia. Tutto sommato darei 3 stelle su 5. 🙂
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Jenn

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Der Zommer war ganz klein auch Badezimmer und WC.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

yılmaz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Oda , banyo , kirli düzensiz çok berbat
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026