Hotel Black Pearl

This is my second time in Istanbul and my 3rd hotel in Sultanahmet. It is by far the best hotel I’ve stayed in in this area. The room and bathroom are nice and clean. The rooms and reception are are exactly like in the picture, and the staff are probably one of the main highlights of this hotel. They’re so kind, friendly and extremely helpful and thoughtful especially Ilham and Anwar. The breakfast is by far the best out of the 3 hotels we stayed at. They had a range of cheeses, olives, salami and other Turkish breakfast items. Tea and coffee was available and they had cakes and sweets everyday, fruits, jams, cornflakes and a new honeycomb everyday. And everyday they had 4 different hot items which mainly included boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, fried onions rings or potato/hash browns, and some other sausy hot dish with sausages or something else. They tried to change up the hot food and cheeses and Turkish items every 1-2 days to keep the breakfast varied. They also didn’t mind making omelettes on request if really needed but honestly the breakfast is good enough without personal requests. It was something me and my husband looked forward to every morning as there was just so much choice. Location of the hotel is also great. It’s just a 2 minute walk to the tram station. Aya Sophia, The grand bazaar, spice bazaar and blue mosque are all within walking distance. So is the pier where you can get a Bosphorus ride or grab a ferry to the Asian side or Princess Island. Bare in mind it’s one hotel but with 2 different wings, so on Booking you will find it as Hotel Black Pearl and Hotel Black Tulip. We stayed in Hotel Black Pearl which had the pink interior. I assume Black Tulip is the brownish interior. The only other difference is that Black Pearl has steps up to the elevator that takes you to the rooms whereas Black Tulip has an elevator directly from reception and is therefore step free.

Location was very close to tourist areas. Blue Mosque, water cistern, grand bazaar and Egyptian Spice bazaar all within walking distance. Close to 'hop on hop off' terminal. Tram line directly outside the hotel. Breakfast was outstanding. Beautifully laid out and an enormous choice. Cooked breakfast options were large and changed regularly. The staff were incredibly helpful and friendly. Room was kept very clean. Wifi was very good. Lots of restaurants around - although we couldn't use any as one member has a nut allergy and it was difficult to work out what was safe.

We really enjoyed our stay in Hotel Black Pearl. It is easy to communicate wz hotel via whatsapp if you have any question or need special service. Hotel offered us paid transport from/to the airport. That was definitely worth the money. We travelled wz too teenage girls and the car interior made them feel some party vibes. Overall great experience, comfortable and fast. We booked family room for 5 nights. Room was spacious and beds were really comfortable. There was a kettle and wide choice of teas and coffees plus free bottles of water every day. Balkony overlooking the street. Room has both panel heating for winter and aircon for summer. Delicious bufet breakfast was served in a lounge next to the reception. There was wide choice of food. Hot bufet slightly different every day so we did not get bored with same food. Good choice of vegetables and fruits. We enjoyed it a lot. I must mention staff in the reception. They were very helpfull, gave us some brochures and map of Istanbul on arrival and offered help with trips and other tourist activities in the city. All of them were very proffesional with really good level of english. Always greeting us with smile. Hotel is located with a walking distance from Hagia Sofia, roman cisterns and Blue mosque. Entrance to a big park is just few steps from the hotel. Tram stop is round the corner. Galata bridge and ferries port is also within walking distance including Egyptian spice bazaar. We totally reccommend staying in this hotel and we are looking forward for our next trip to Istanbul.

Room is clean, spacious and quite modern. I personally appreciate the more neautral design of it rather than the typical over the top middle eastern decor. Staff was very helpful, breakfast was good, location is excellent.

Location is excellent and staff are great!