Emress Zoe Hotel Istanbul

Recommended Hotel (Best Buy Hotel)

Empress Zoe Hotel has lobby sits above a cistern of Ottoman " or perhaps Byzantine " origin. The interior is decorated with Byzantine-style paintings, enlivened by warm colours and plenty of Turkish kilims.

Location

Istanbul Hotel Empress Zoe is situated in the heart of the historical district of Sultanahmet - a five minutes walk from the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Aghia Sophia. 17 km. to airport.

Rooms

All rooms of Empress Zoe Hotel Istanbul has hardwood floors and four-poster beds. A highlight is the garden a small gem which incorporates the ruin of a 15th century bathhouse next door to immensely picturesque effect. Empress Zoe Hotel has nineteen rooms individually decorated in combinations of wood and stone warmed up by Turkish kilims, Byzantine paintings and folk art. Every room is uniquely decorated with its own bathroom of marble or terracotta.

General

An attractively designed small hotel two blocks away from the main entrance of Topkapi Palace in the historic centre of Istanbul.Empress Zoe Hotel occupies an old townhouse sensitively restored by the Greek designer-artist Nicos Papadakis, making skillful use of historic textures and details. The terrace bar commands a full view of the sea of Marmara. At night the illuminated bulks of the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque loom spectacularly over the roof deck. Empress Zoe Hotel offers 22 rooms.