Here are some of my favorite hotels in Istanbul. Click on the hotel name for hotel details, or on the location names (Old Istanbul, Cankurtaran, Beyoğlu, Talimhane, etc.) for details on the location. (Here's how to choose your hotel location.)
If you have not yet chosen a hotel or apartment/flat, see the Istanbul Hotels Homepage.
Blue House (Mavi Ev) Hotel, Hippodrome, Old Istanbul
Ceylan InterContinental, Elmadağ, Beyoğlu
Deniz Houses, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
Dersaadet Hotel, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
Divan Oteli, Elmadağ, Beyoğlu
Elite World Hotel, Talimhane, Beyoğlu
Eresin Taxim Hotel (Best Western), Talimhane, Beyoğlu
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul, Sultanahmet, Old Istanbul
Germir Palas Hotel, Talimhane, Beyoğlu
Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus, Harbiye, Beyoğlu
Hyatt Regency Istanbul, Elmadağ, Beyoğlu
InterContinental, Ceylan, Elmadağ, Beyoğlu
Lalahan Hotel, Sirkeci, Old Istanbul
Marmara Hotel, Taksim, Beyoğlu
Mavi Ev Hotel, Hippodrome, Old Istanbul
Naz Wooden House, Cankurtaran, Old Istanbul
Niles Hotel, Beyazıt, Old Istanbul
Pera Palace Hotel, Tepebaşı, Beyoğlu
Point Hotel (The), Talimhane, Beyoğlu
Ritz-Carlton Istanbul, Elmadağ, Beyoğlu
Sarı Konak Hotel, Cankurtaran, Old Istanbul
Sirkeci Mansion Hotel, Sirkeci, Old Istanbul
Sultan's Inn, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
Sultan's Royal Hotel, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
Tashkonak Hotel, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
Terrace Guesthouse, Cankurtaran, Old Istanbul
Yunus Emre Hotel, Küçük Ayasofya, Old Istanbul
—by Tom Brosnahan