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Finding an ideal romantic hotel in Istanbul does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category, a nice option for travellers like you.
Close to some of Istanbul's most popular landmarks, such as Suleymaniye Mosque (1.1 mi) and Galata Tower (1.4 mi), Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category is a great destination for tourists.
Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category is a romantic hotel offering a flat screen TV, air conditioning, and a minibar in the rooms, and it is easy to stay connected during your stay as free wifi is offered to guests.
The hotel features 24 hour front desk, room service, and a rooftop terrace. Plus, guests can enjoy breakfast, which has made this a popular choice among travellers visiting Istanbul. For guests with a vehicle, free parking is available.
If you like steakhouses, Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category is conveniently located near Beso Restaurant Bistro, Constantine's Ark Gurme Restaurant, and Saltanat Barbecue House.
If you’re looking for something to do, Topkapi Palace (0.4 mi), Blue Mosque (0.2 mi), and Hagia Sophia Museum / Church (Ayasofya) (0.1 mi) are a nice way to spend some time, and they are all within walking distance of Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category.
Seven Hills Hotel - Special Category looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Istanbul.
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Nestled among iconic attractions, the Seven Hills Hotel garners applause for its prime location and breathtaking rooftop restaurant vistas, a feature many guests find unforgettable. The hotel's atmosphere and cleanliness receive positive remarks, with the spacious, royally adorned suites providing stunning views, though there are mentions of the need for upkeep.
Service at the hotel is consistently lauded for being attentive and helpful, particularly the commendable staff assistance with tours. However, some travelers advise of unexpected charges, suggesting that while the hotel offers distinct value-added aspects, the overall cost can be steep.
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Wonderful hotel in an absolute perfect location. Our room was spacious and beautifully set up. We had a large balcony with a spectacular view of the Hagia Sophia. We would sit on our balcony for hours looking at our view in total disbelief we were there. The rooftop Seven Hills Restaurant would be one of the top places to eat in the city with its incredible views. Breakfast is included and its the best breakfast you will ever have. Ozzy and the rest of the hotel staff treated you as if you were a Sultan yourself. Great rooms. Incredible views. Incredible breakfast. Incredible location. This hotel checks every box.
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Date of stay: August 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:I suggest balcony view of Hagia Sophia
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Responded 15 Aug 2023
Dear Danmcneill, First of all, thank you for this wonderful review and recommendation. It's very kind of you to take the time to post it. it's very much appreciated. We are very pleased to read that your stay was comfortable and that you have enjoyed everything about our Hotel including our location. Also thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop restaurant diner and breakfast. I am especially pleased that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, I will share your comments with the entire staff, they take great pride in their service efforts. it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who take the time to inform us about it. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best regards
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From the start of my five night stay, it was wonderful. I came in late from the airport needing dinner and a good nigh sleep. Check in was easy and in a minute of two, I was able to leave my bags in the lobby and go straight up to the rooftop for a late light dinner. The location with the 360 view is the best! The reason I selected the hotel with knowledge from previous stays in the area.
My bags were in the room when I arrived. Although I had booked a queen bed, I had a KING!! My room was quit during the might with the exception of the Call to Prayer in the early hours! And this I love to hear.
Breakfast in the hotel was included and being only one level down from the rooftop, the view was spectacular. Breakfast was HUGH and way too much. Great selection of Turkish foods and eggs three ways!. We learned early to ask for only our favorite dishes which were brought with much cheer!
As long as I am on the restaurant guests of the hotel are guaranteed a seat for dinner. And the Manager is wonderful!! It is a seafood place that gets very busy. We also had lamb and it was great too.
Location, location, location. It is close (walkable) to all of the major sights and the light rail. Istanbul's oldest district, the hill the hotel is on was the location of the old palace. Two blocks from the lobby the remains of the palace mosaics, unearthed in place, are in the museum built to house them. We ate at a local restaurant blocks from the hotel and after dinner we were shown the old palace rooms through their back door!! And an outside bazar is just blocks away as well.
I cannot say enough about the staff!! Ozan checked me in so fast I didn't know what happened. He is knowledgeable and arranged anything from a personal guide (the best one we ever had!) to dinner locations and a lunch cruise with hotel pick-up and drop off! And of course scheduling our final airport transfer! Elain was warm and bright every day time I saw her! She was very helpful recommending the best ways to get places and that special restaurant with access to the Palace rooms! And one cannot forget Jasemin! Each time there was a line for the elevator with restaurant goers not staying in the hotel, we were give priority to go to our rooms in the hotel. A very nice thing when coming home from a long day out!!
I cannot say enough about the location, views and staff from the first person that greats you when you walk in the door, to the restaurant staff - top to bottom- room cleaning to the treatment you get when leaving.
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Room Tip:Higher floors avoid lobby noise during the day.
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Responded 26 Jun 2022
Dear Sharyn, First of all, thank you for this wonderful review and recommendation. It's very kind of you to take the time to post it. it's very much appreciated. We are very pleased to read that your stay was comfortable and that you have enjoyed everything about our Hotel including our location. Also thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop restaurant and, breakfast. I am especially pleased that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who take their time to inform us about it. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best regards
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Seven Hills hotel allows you to have a spectacular breakfast experience, even if you're not a guest staying at the hotel. Prior to my visit, I spoke to Orhan on the phone to make reservation. I requested a seat with a view (if possible) and Orhan not only assured me that it could be done, he even asked if u had a preference for the view. Once there, our sitting arrangement was perfect. The waiters were all extremely polite and service was great. One of our waiters; Kadir, kept checking in on us to make sure everything was going well. For 120 lira, the service, the view, the amount of delicious food, and the experience was completely worth it. I would definitely do it again.
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Date of stay: March 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 20 Mar 2021
Dear 140juniorl ; I would like to thank you for choosing our restaurant and for spending some of your time writing your wonderful review. Also thank you for your kind words and consideration of the rooftop restaurant, breakfast, and that you were especially pleased with the friendliness of our staff. I will share your comments with Orhan and Kadir. They takes great pride in their service efforts. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills Restaurant and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best Regards
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We were in Istanbul for valentines weekend and booked for 2 nights in a suite with Hagia Sofia view. We were not arriving until the early hours so booked the night before so we had the room as soon as we arrived.
The location of the hotel is fantastic and the staff (mostly!) were great. But that’s where it ends.
Mid afternoon when we were catching up on some sleep from our overnight flight the maintenance started directly above our room. Well they might as well have been in the room with us. Tap, tap, scrape, scrape - even we could work out they were making cement. Why on earth do hotels sell rooms when they know they are doing maintenance. It wasn’t even one of the cheap rooms (£150/night)! My husband has already written a review whereby the hotel responded saying it was ‘emergency maintenance’. What a load of rubbish - I went upstairs to find out what the noise was and the whole area is being refurbished. Not impressed, and even less so when it started again the next morning at 9am but this time with a pneumatic drill!
Moving onto our valentines meal. At breakfast we asked to be seated in a specific area for dinner (with a lovely view of Hagia Sofia). However when we went upstairs we were only given a table in that area under duress. What a dampener - surely hotel guests would get preference? Well after that it was all downhill. The head waiter then proceeded to completely ignore us and serve 4 other tables who arrived after us.... so much so we took our drinks (which we did manage to get!) upstairs to the roof terrace & didn’t eat there at all! Saving grace we popped next door to the Hilton and they took us to an amazing restaurant called ‘Sarnic’ (see separate review).
All in all a not particularly great stay. Like I said before though, great location, great staff (mostly) but no excuse for the maintenance nor the extremely harsh treatment in the restaurant.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 19 Feb 2020
Dear Our Guest; Thank you for taking the time to write review. we are so sory about noise. It’s our goal to deliver the highest quality of service to all of our customers. we are careful to ensure that the service offered is good. Service is our priority and please be assured that your comments will be conveyed accordingly to our colleagues. And we have made the necessary warnings. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills Istanbul and we look forward to welcome you again. Best Regards
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I really wanted to rate this hotel a 5 star but I just can’t. There is much to like about this hotel. The location is fantastic…5 min walk from the Hagia Sophia. The staff was very kind and helpful. And the rooftop restaurant had great views. However, there are some drawbacks. We had two rooms, one standard room on the third floor and an executive suite on the fourth floor. There are only 16 rooms total in this hotel. 4 rooms per floor. The problems with the hotel are mostly with the elevator and the noise. The rooftop restaurant is very popular so there are tons of people using the elevator from the lobby to the roof. The elevator only holds 4 people so it is full on every ride up and down making getting on in between floors difficult. Plus this is the only elevator for the restaurant supply so in the early morning it is being used for supplies. The biggest issue with the hotel is the noise in any room near the top. The kitchen and WC for the restaurant is in the 4th floor. The kitchen and WC was 10’ from our “suite” door making loud racket until after midnight. The WC door gets slammed all evening and the chairs from the restaurant above get scooted around your ceiling until 1am. This is honestly the loudest hotel room I have ever had. I had to use ear plugs to sleep. Also, on the morning I left as I walked out I was greeted by a guy in rubber suit/boots outside the kitchen and the floor was drenched with water. I had to roll my suitcases through this water to the lift.
This place feels primarily like a restaurant that also has a few hotel rooms in it. If I was going to stay here again I would insist on a room on one of the bottom two floors away from the restaurant.
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Date of stay: October 2022Trip type: Travelled with friends
Room Tip:Rooms near the kitchen or restaurant
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Responded 02 Oct 2022
Dear Mark C ; First of all, thank you for this nice review. It's very kind of you to take the time to post it. it's very much appreciated. We are very pleased to read that you like our location. rooftop restaurant view that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, we are so sorry about the noise It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills Istanbul and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best Regards
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This was our first visit to Istanbul. We started it with five nights at the Seven Hills Hotel in Sultanahmet. I'm so glad we made this choice! The views from our suites were breathtaking, the suites were spacious, and the location was fantastic, within an easy walk of many popular sites such as the Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Basilica Cistern, Topkapi Palace, Gulhane Park, and Istanbul Archaeological Museum. There is a bountiful Turkish breakfast (kahvalti) included in the room rate, and you can take it either on the exterior deck on the 6th level or the enclosed 5th level, both of which have great views of the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
The very friendly and welcoming Ozan (Ozy) at the Concierge Desk helped set us up with a tour of the new town with a great tour guide named Ali. This tour included many additional sites such as Panorama 1453, Pierre Loti Cafe, Eyup Sultan Mosque (exterior) and neighborhood, Istiklal Street, Galata Tower, and Dolmabahce Palace.
We had King Suite with Hagia Sophia View #403 and Presidential Suite #303, both of which had SPECTACULAR views of the Hagia Sophia. The King Suite has gorgeous wood paneling and royal purple accents, as well as a table with two chairs and a hot tub which look at the Hagia Sophia. It also has a narrow balcony. The Presidential Suite has both a king bed and a sleeper sofa, and has a wider balcony. The two college-aged members of our party were in this room and they made great use of that balcony to enjoy that view in the beautiful late May weather!
Were there any downsides to this hotel? There could be a little more in the way of shelving. (There is ample closet space to hang up clothes, but that doesn't work for things like socks.) The pillows were a little high for my personal taste, but everyone's preferences are different.
First rate hotel overall!
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 11 Jun 2024
Dear BookLvr , First of all, thank you for this wonderful review. It's very kind of you to take the time to post it. it's very much appreciated. We are very pleased to read that your stay was comfortable and that you have enjoyed everything about our Hotel including location. Also thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop restaurant view and Breakfast. I will share your comments with the entire staff, they take great pride in their service efforts. it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who took the time to inform us about it. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you chose Seven Hills and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best regards
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From the moment I arrived I experienced what true hospitality means. The front desk gentleman (Ozzy) knew my name, offered me a drink of my choice, reviewed available tours and offered me a quiet room. Not that the hotel is noisy at all, completely quiet at night, but I guess he was concerned about day traffic. The room was comfortable and spacious, and the breakfast was unbelievable! The food offered and the magnificent view of Haghia Sophia just steps away!!! Super convenient location for tourists in Istanbul.
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Date of stay: February 2022Trip type: Travelled solo
Room Tip:I was traveling solo, and the excellent restaurant upstairs does not offer the choice of a...
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Responded 22 Feb 2022
Dear Guest ; Truly appreciate your wonderful review. We are very pleased to read that your stay was comfortable that you have enjoyed everything about our Hotel including our location. Also thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop view of the Hagia Sophia and, breakfast. I am especially pleased that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who take their time to inform us about it. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best regards
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We stayed in this hotel for 8 nights & felt very welcome. The reception staff: Elcin, Yasemin, Ali & Ozan, always had a smile on their faces every time we saw them. They were very helpful every time we had a question about where to go or what to do in Istanbul. Our room was very comfortable & had all the amenities we needed. It is also very near the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque & Topkapi Palace. The T1 tram line is a 5 minute walk. There are many restaurants in the area. Breakfast was included in our deal, so we went there every day & they give you way too much food. So we only ordered breakfast for 1, & even that was way too much. THS restaurant staff were also very gracious & eager to please. All in all, we recommend Seven Hills hotel. We will most definitely stay here over & over again!!
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Date of stay: June 2022Trip type: Travelled with family
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Responded 24 Jun 2022
Dear Karla ; Truly appreciate your wonderful review and recommendation. We are very pleased to read that your stay was comfortable and that you have enjoyed everything about our Hotel including our location. Also thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop restaurant and, breakfast. I am especially pleased that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who take their time to inform us about it. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best regards
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We hoped to enjoy our brief visit to Istanbul, and thanks to the help of all the staff at Seven Hills, our four day stay far exceeded our expectations. Special kudos to Yasmine, who was super helpful and efficient, always with a warm, welcoming smile. Each day at this hotel begins with a extravagant Turkish breakfast on their roof top terrace with a social-media-famous view of the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the sea. Yasmine scheduled our PCR tests, recommended restaurants and arranged a fun evening boat tour of the Bosporous that included a cheesy show, which was fun. The international airport is surprisingly far from Old Town, but the hotel arranged a driver both to and from the airport for $55 each way. Istanbul is a thriving metropolis that we found clean, safe and welcoming. The people-watching alone is worth the visit. We met folks from all over the world, and would recommend a visit, especially centered around a stay at Seven Hills hotel.
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Date of stay: May 2022
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Room Tip:Any of the rooms are able to take advantage of world class views from the terrace
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Responded 15 May 2022
Dear JayB1958 , First of all, thank you for this wonderful review. It's very kind of you to take the time to post it. it's very much appreciated. Thank you very much for the mention of the rooftop restaurant and breakfast. I am especially pleased that you enjoyed the service provided by our staff, it is so pleasing to read that we exceeded all expectations. We thank you to the customers who take their time to inform us about it. I will share your comments with the entire staff. they take great pride in their service efforts. It means so much to our team to hear a review like yours. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose the Seven Hills Hotel and we look forward to welcoming you again. Best Regards
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We stayed here for two nights and with hindsight would have chosen elsewhere. Aside from the building work going on directly above our room (weekends included), the rooms are on the shabby side of chic. Think paper peeling from the ceiling and dated furniture. Breakfast was a bizarre range of food brought to the table. No choices - you get what you are given. Every day. On the plus side the staff are mostly very friendly and the location is good but I would recommend having a look at the nearby options before going for this one.
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Date of stay: February 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Responded 16 Feb 2020
Dear Our Guest; Thank you for taking the time to write review. we are so sory about noise. there was a unexpected issue that we have to solve. We are so sorry to hear you are not fully satisfied with our Turkish Traditional Breakfast. It’s our goal to deliver the highest quality of service to all of our customers. we are careful to ensure that the service offered is good. Service is our priority and please be assured that your comments will be conveyed accordingly to our colleagues. And we have made the necessary warnings. It is our pleasure to have served you. We are honored that you choose Seven Hills Istanbul and we look forward to welcome you again. Best Regards
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Dear Junaid;
Thank you very much shown your interest in our hotel.
Sure we can add rollaway beds to your room.
Best Regards
Seven Hills Hotel
Front Desk
Dear Furlan,
First and foremost , I, personelly and on behalf of the ladies and gentlemen of Seven Hills Restaurant
Istanbul would like to state our happiness for your kind interest shown at Seven Hills,İstanbul.
Breakfast start 07:00 am until 10:30
Dear Dineschan,
Thank you for interest our hotels,we are two different hotel one of is seven hills hotel another one seven hills palace under the same company two different building.
Thanks,
"Book on line or on your phone for skip the line tickets for the major attractions. Just say "no" firmly to the rug and tour touts and walk on and most won't hassle you.
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There are more places to choose from in the Istanbul area.
PRICE RANGE
R 2,432 - R 3,709 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
7 hills hotel, seven hills istanbul, hotel seven hills
LOCATION
TürkiyeIstanbulSultanahmet
NUMBER OF ROOMS
14
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