Hotel Marius · Sirkeci
Hotel near Topkapı Palace: 9 minutes on foot
Hotel Marius · about 9 minutes · Book your stay →
- Walking time
- about 9 minutes
The walk from the hotel
Follow the T1 tram line uphill to the Gülhane stop, then turn left into Soğukçeşme Sokağı, the cobbled lane of restored wooden houses that runs along the palace wall. It brings you out at the Imperial Gate, right behind Hagia Sophia; the ticket office is beyond the first courtyard.
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Before you go
The palace is closed on Tuesdays and on some religious holidays. Arrive when it opens: the queues build up by late morning, and you will want at least half a day for the courtyards, the treasury and the terraces over the Bosphorus. Gülhane Park, just below the walls, is free and a good place to rest afterwards.
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 Topkapı Palace: 9 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
- Basilica Cistern — about 8 minutes
- Istanbul Archaeological Museums — about 8 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