I would wholeheartedly recommend Artika to anyone. Communication was spot-on, the staff friendly and helpful to a fault, cleanliness was acceptable and the location just right. Being a 20 minute walk away from the Blue Mosque meant that we were never disturbed by the early morning call to prayer - so many reviews mention how noisy it can be. The beds were comfortable and we slept well. Breakfast was more than adequate, in fact, everything exceeded our expectations for a hotel in this price bracket. Salih and his team are able to arrange anything and provided us with good advice and tips on what and what not to do. We were travelling with my elderly mother who has mobility issues but she managed the location without difficulty: turn left out of the hotel up the steep hill and keep climbing until you hit the street with trams OR turn right and walk to the mosque along mostly level roads then walk back up the tram road from the Blue Mosque and then down to the hotel - easy. And DO check out the newly opened Roman cistern just up the hill. Discovered in 2010 it is smaller than the Cistern Basilica but equally impressive and the crowds haven’t discovered it yet; we were the only visitors to this vast underground space with towering columns.