Hotel Marius · Sirkeci
Hotel near the Basilica Cistern: 8 minutes on foot
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- Walking time
- about 8 minutes
The walk from the hotel
Follow the T1 tram line uphill along Alemdar Caddesi towards Sultanahmet. Just before the square, the entrance is on your right on Yerebatan Caddesi, across the road from Hagia Sophia. Of the big Sultanahmet sights, it is the closest to our door.
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Before you go
The cistern is a sixth-century underground reservoir, reached by a flight of steps; inside it is dim, cool and damp even in August. The two columns resting on Medusa heads are at the far end. Queues are shortest first thing in the morning; combine it with Hagia Sophia, across the road.
Stay at Hotel Marius
Stay with us in Sirkeci. Hotel Marius is a boutique hotel in Sirkeci, in the heart of Istanbul's old city: 50 m from the Marmaray and the tram, rooms cleaned every day, a quiet lobby and a front desk staffed around the clock — a comfortable, safe base to come back to. Breakfast is included, and booking direct costs no extra fee.
- Hotel near the Basilica Cistern: 8 minutes on foot
- Booked directly — no middleman, no booking fee
- Free cancellation up to 5 days before check-in (flexible rate)
- Breakfast included in every room
- 24-hour front desk, we answer in person
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Superior Double / Twin20 m² · Double or twin beds
from about €101 per night
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Deluxe Double23 m² · Double or twin beds
from about €114 per night
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Deluxe Triple25 m² · Double bed & sofa bed
from about €126 per night
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Also on foot from the hotel
- Sirkeci Station (Marmaray & T1 tram) — about 2 minutes
- Hodjapasha Culture Centre (whirling dervishes) — about 2 minutes
- Gülhane Park — about 5 minutes
- New Mosque (Yeni Cami) — about 5 minutes
- Eminönü ferry piers — about 5 minutes
- Spice Bazaar — about 6 minutes
- Rüstem Pasha Mosque — about 6 minutes
- Galata Bridge — about 6 minutes
- Cağaloğlu Hamamı (Turkish bath) — about 7 minutes
- Hagia Sophia — about 8 minutes
- Istanbul Archaeological Museums — about 8 minutes
- Topkapı Palace — about 9 minutes
- Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) — about 10 minutes
- Grand Bazaar — about 10 minutes
- Süleymaniye Mosque — about 10 minutes
- Sultanahmet Square (Hippodrome) — about 10 minutes
- Hürrem Sultan Hamamı (Turkish bath) — about 10 minutes
- Çemberlitaş Hamamı (Turkish bath) — about 10 minutes
- Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts — about 11 minutes
- Galata Tower — about 15 minutes
- Karaköy — about 15 minutes