We are so pleased we stayed at Hotel Ligos. The staff were very sweet and accommodating, from the gentlemen at the front desk, the wonderful breakfast lady and the hard workers who keep things nice and clean.
I loved our room, which looked out onto the street. It was tastefully done and also had complimentary water, tea and coffee (instant). It is about a 10 minute walk (in the snow so perhaps faster if it’s not snowing) to Hagia Sophia and adjacent area. There’s a great restaurant very close called Tria- it was recommended by one of our hosts and it was lovely and inexpensive and so good we went twice.
The only downside I can see here is if you have mobility issues- there is no elevator… but it’s also not a tall building so if you handle a few steps it could be ok if you ask to be on the bottom and forgo breakfast (though maybe an accommodation could be made for that!). The stairs across the street (direct route to touristy areas) are uneven but really a large chunk of Istanbul would be hard to traverse- this isn’t fault of Hotel Ligos by any means!
Breakfast is on the terrace at the top, watched over by a pair of seagulls each day and the delightful lobby cat Freddy (Freddie?) ensures all is well in the lobby.