Istanbul

huskypup

Hi

Planning on a three day stop in Istanbul on the way back from Marmaris, any tips on what to see and do, and any recommendations for cheapish!! decent hotels, want to do tourist things but also see some of the "real" Turkey.

Thank you xxxxxx

littlereddevil

Istanbul is fabulous. Loads of info on TA forums

PompeyPete

Our first, of several trips to Istanbul was in November 2009.
We stayed a week, loved it, and barely scratched the surface.

Here's an enduring thread I started [as LancasterLad] on the TA Istanbul Forum on 'Our week on a shoestring in Istanbul...'. The thread is full of useful stuff...

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g293974-i368-k3233572-Our_week_on_a_shoe_string_in_Istanbul-Istanbul.html

As Littlereddevil says Istanbul is fabulous. But if you've only got a few days have a good plan of what you want to do.

PompeyPete

Here's the TA reviews I posted of a couple of excellent vfm hotels we've stayed at in Istanbul...

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g293974-d310380-r49464375-Hanedan_Hotel-Istanbul.html

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g293974-d611215-r100090438-Hotel_Agan-Istanbul.html

There are 100s of places to stay in Istanbul. If you're relying on TA reviews then you might have to read a lot between the lines and still choose the wrong one.