10 of the best budget hotels and hostels in Istanbul

Istanbul hostels and hotels to meet every budget and taste, whether you're after old-fashioned gloss and modern simplicity. Rough Guide expert Terry Richardson does best

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If you want to plan to move around the old city's main tourist, Akbiyik Caddesi remain is the Hanedan the natural choice for the budget. Despite the owned and operated by four friends, it has a friendly family think about it, thrives with the interior mixing the modern with mock-Ottoman. The rooms are equipped with air conditioning and central heating, with polished wood floors and chiffon-draped four-poster bed with a hint of interest. The view from the rooftop terrace at the nearby Hagia Sophia, and over the Sea of Marmara and the Princes' Islands are stunning.
• Akbiyik Caddesi, Adliye Sokak 3, Cankurtaran, +90,212,516 4869 handedanhotel.com, Double rooms from 40 € B & B

Set dramatically on the steep, cobbled Galipdede Caddesi, Galata Whirling down from the whirling dervish, this was one of the first hostels to open on this side of the Golden Horn. Light, bright and clean, functional World House is focused on providing the destitute with the cheapest dorm beds in the city. Since it bang next to a picturesque old mosque (note the call to prayer) is drinking water, only in the lower living area that opens off unofficially on a street as a "musician Alley" knocking out because of all the outlets traditional be made known and contemporary musical instruments .

The recent modernization of the Pera Palace leaves the Büyük Londra faded as the last bastion of, fin-de-siecle grandeur in this rapidly changing city. It was built in 1892, to travelers on the Orient Express to accommodate, and its most famous guest was Ernest Hemingway, to meet here on the Turkish War of Independence. Sitting in the wonderfully well-preserved lobby bar – all finely carved from dark wood, ornate etched glass and upholstered chairs – it's not hard to imagine a bygone era. The cheaper rooms are very basic, but that's not the point. The Büyük Londra is a paean to the golden age of travel.
• Mesrutiyet Caddesi, Beyoglu, 53, +90,212,245 0670, londrahotel.net, Double rooms from 50 € B & B

In a quiet cobbled street just a stone's throw from the landmark Galata tower disposable, this boutique inn is hidden from the 19th Century town house has been transformed by the quartet of hip young Turks who run it. They will happily point you toward the best bars, clubs, galleries and restaurants in the adjacent living Galata and Beyoğlu. There are three dorms and a couple of doubles – a bit too small, but equipped with bold murals and air conditioning. A simple breakfast will be available in the basement, or take it to the cozy patio outside the house. Free Wi-Fi.
• Ali Hoca Arkası 9, Kaldiran Caddesi, Galata, +90,212,292 7866, sumocathostel.com, dorms from € 14, Double room 60 €

One of the new generation of youth for a generation is challenging the agora, the focus of its comfortable lounge area that opens to a spacious terrace with stunning views over the sparkling blue sea of Marmara. Here, breakfast television, making use of the hostel laptops / free Wi-Fi or enjoy a sundowner. It is a shade more expensive than most hostels in the area, but worth it for the spotless dorms, one of which is for women only. There are 10 en suite double rooms with flat-screen TVs, DVD players and air conditioning. In a quiet side street in the heart of the old city, the agora is a short walk from the main attractions.

Most of the old city hostels are concentrated in and around Abkiyik Caddesi, the tourist-oriented street in Istanbul. Bucking the trend, the owner of Cheers, which ran for many years the most popular backpacker bar on the above Akbiyik Caddesi, deliberately (and wisely), his new company is on a little-traveled road downhill from the majestic Hagia Sophia, which is be admired from the lively bar on the roof terrace. Fashioned from a characterful 1920s building, offers this clean, friendly and welcoming hostel is a selection of four, six, eight and 10 bed dorms and double rooms and family-friendly, triple and quadruple rooms. Free Wi-Fi.
Zeynep Sultan Camii Sokak • 21, Sultanahmet, +90,212,526 0200, cheershostel.com, dorms from € 15, Double 60 € B & B

The former Genoese Galata district has the city's hottest neighborhood, and Rapunzel is ideally positioned for the best of nightlife, galleries and boutiques to make. What makes it stand out this hostel from the crowd, however, is the attention to detail – for example, the bunk beds in the six-person dorm all have their own curtains and reading lights, and the exposed brickwork dates from the building's original construction in 1872. There is a female only dorm and en suite double rooms for those who want more privacy. A trio of friendly young Turks manage the hotel with verve, and provide guests with a hearty breakfast to boot.

A functional modern block at the lower end of one of the most visited boisterous streets of Beyoglu, the noise from bars and restaurants on the street below, and the neighboring clubs, going into the wee hours – to avoid probably best on the weekends, if you also plan to stay late. But it is found as cheap as living in Beyoğlu, with old-fashioned, but adequately furnished rooms with bath, and it offers more privacy than most hostels. Breakfast served in a bright basement room is passable, and the staff is friendly.
• Asmalimescit Sokak 22, Beyoğlu, +90,212,245 6212, devmanhotel.com, Double rooms from 50 €

One of the first boutique hotels in Istanbul, the Kariye shows some signs of wear, hence the extremely reasonable prices. The location is fabulous, in a quiet suburb, next to the Kariye Museum, with its stunning Byzantine mosaics. The rooms are in line with the 19 Century origins of the building houses, decorated with kilim decorated parquet floors, high ceilings, lace curtains and latticework screens on the windows. It is more than a mile from the historic Sultanahmet district, but who cares with such atmospheric hill-top position, and the adjoining restaurant Asitane rustle up tantalizing Ottoman-Turkish cuisine.
• Kariye Camii Sokak 6, Edirnekapı, +90,212,534 8414, kariyeotel.com, Double rooms from 65 € B & B

• Dibekli Cami Sokak 19, Sultanahmet, +90,212,517 3239, hotelniles.com, Double rooms from 50 € B & B

Terry Richardson is the editor of the Rough Guide to Istanbul

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