Once a church, then a Byzantine cathedral, later a mosque and now a monument, this iconic building is a national treasure.

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Rotta Hotel İstanbul

Bağcılar

￥171,098

per person

Feb 2 - Feb 9

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Roundtrip flight included

Tokyo (HND) to Istanbul (IST)

8.2/10 Very Good! (659 reviews)

Clean room and really good breakfast buffet! Location was challenging

Reviewed on Nov 12, 2025

Gleam Bomonti Hotel

Şişli

￥173,846

per person

Feb 2 - Feb 9

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Roundtrip flight included

Tokyo (HND) to Istanbul (IST)

9/10 Wonderful! (380 reviews)

Room was pleasant. Staff is excellent.

Reviewed on Dec 11, 2025

Divan Istanbul

Taksim

￥227,130

per person

Feb 2 - Feb 9

found 1 day ago

Roundtrip flight included

Tokyo (HND) to Istanbul (IST)

9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,004 reviews)

Overall, the hotel is nice and comfortable. However, if you enjoy drinking espresso, be aware that they are charged separately at breakfast, and there is no coffee machine in the room, which was a bit disappointing. The indoor pool is a nice feature, but the water is a little on the cool side. The gym is available and clean, although not very large. The breakfast is good. All in all, a pleasant stay, with a few small details that could be improved.

Reviewed on Dec 20, 2025

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Reviews of Hagia Sophia

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Top Destination

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4/5 - Good

Verified traveler

Some parts are under construction inside the building

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

a MUST visit

5/5 - Excellent

Rusty

WOW.This is a history time capsule. I will not give you a history lesson here, there are plenty of great reads about his place. While there was a large section being worked on, the overall size was incredible. We had to wait about 20 minute in the ticket line, but using the ticket kiosk saved us 10 minutes of wait time. We had friends that went 1 day before us and they were somewhat unhappy because on the large tour groups that took over the place. It was busy but not crazy when wee were there. Use the ticket line as a judge of how crowed it might be inside. If it looks crowed, walk the 200 meters to the Blue mosque and come back later.. Worked for us. While there in construction going on, they have done a good job of leaving most of the area open for viewing and only working in a smaller area. This is a do not miss place.

4/5 - Good

Verified traveler

Some reconstruction of interior being done- wait 3 years to hopefully let them finish it.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler

I could spend hours here and literally did. Take your time and wander around. If the line ups are huge spend the extra 30 tl per ticket and go through the fast track line.

5/5 - Excellent

lee

Large and impressive; also a must see.

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