Originally Posted by
ymcarthur2
I was anxiously awaiting a response to this post, since I would like to stay after a cruise next June. Maybe it was just lost in the shuffle, and if I bring it up, someone might respond.
Doubtful. I tried to dig up an acutal street address, but couldn't. The closest I was able to find, associated with an HSBC, was a location that while is in a great business district, is far from the main tourist area. Not sure if this map will translate, but the hotel is (I think) where the "A" is on the map, and the tourist area is Galata, roughly where the word "Istanbul" appears.
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I hope that works. Distances in Istanbul are apparently deceptive - any real distance will take a long time to cover. I'm heading there in about a month, but I've warned by some of the Turks I know here.