Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

BOUTIQUE HOTEL €€€ SOFA HOTEL ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0212-368 1818; www.thesofahotel.com; Teşvikiye Caddesi 41, Nişantaşı; s/d from €180/200; naW ; m Osmanbey) The Sofa offers comfortable rooms packed with amenities, a spa (with relaxation pool), a cafe-cum-bookshop, a rooftop barrestaurant, and excellent service down to the ‘anytime, anything’ button in the rooms. The terrace suites are beautiful open-plan spaces leading to balconies overlooking the neighbourhood. Be warned that streetfacing rooms can be a bit noisy. Rates include an aromatherapy massage. huge outdoor pool overlooking the Bosphorus and you are left with an unbeatable package. ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0216-450 4363; www.hushhostels.com; Rıhtım Caddesi 46, Yeldeğirmeni; dm €18, s without bathroom €24, d €52, without bathroom €36, tr €48; naW ; f Kadıköy) Spread over two buildings in the up-and-coming Yeldeğirmeni district near the iskele, this well-run hostel is the more staid of the Hush Group’s two Kadıköy properties and has a multi-age clientele. Dorms have reading lights and power points; lockers are in hallways. Facilities include clean bathrooms, communal kitchen, rear garden and lounge/TV room with book exchange. Wi-fi can be spotty. The hostel is always full on weekends, when locals keen to spend a weekend partying in the neighbourhood sleep over rather than relying on dolmuşes to get home. If staying on a Friday, be sure to take advantage of the free two-hour walking tour of the district. HUSH HOSTEL MODA ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; % 0216-330 1122; www.hushhostels.com; Güneșlibahçe Sokak 50b, Moda; dm €18, s without bathroom €24, d €52, d without bathroom €36, tr €48; naiW ; HOSTEL€ HOSTEL€ 4 Kadıköy HUSH HOSTEL LOUNGE