Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Rates & Reservations
Hotels here are busy, so you should book your room as far in advance as possible, particu-
larly if you are visiting during the high season (Easter-May, September-October and
Christmas/New Year). Recent years have seen significant fluctuations in tourist numbers
in İstanbul, so most hotels now use yield management systems when setting their rates.
This means that in quiet times prices can drop dramatically (sometimes by as much as
50%) and in busy times they can skyrocket. As a result, you should treat our prices as a
guide only - it is possible that the price you are quoted will be quite different. Note that
most hotels in İstanbul set their prices in euros or US$, and we have listed them as such
here.
NEED TO KNOW
Price Guide
We use the following coding to indicate the high-season price per night of an en suite double room
with breakfast:
€ under €70
€€ €70 to €180
€€€ over €180
Tax
Value-Added Tax of 8% is added to all hotel bills. This is usually included in the price quoted when
you book.
Airport Transfers
Most hotels will provide a free airport transfer from Atatürk International Airport if you stay three
nights or more.
Discounts
Many hotels offer a discount of between 5% and 10% for cash payments. Room rates in the low
season (November- Easter excluding Christmas and New Year) are usually discounted; the prices
we have provided in each review range from the low-season rate to the high-season rate.
