Suzanne is right...you have to stay in the Golden Horn neighborhood. We have found the Sirckeci Konak fabulous and wonderfully located. I have stayed at the Intercontinental and Ritz Carlton and preferred this hotel and its location. A number of us have used this hotel, as recently as a couple of months ago, and it consistently gets rave reviews...Mary Elaine and David just got back and loved it as much as we did and Judy and John DeConnick loved it as well. The service and is incredible, rooms are traditional and lovely and the price is right. The breakfasts are very good as well.

In Athens, we stayed at the Hilton and thought it was very nice.