Moonlight Pension, Istanbul, Turkey

The Moonlight Pension is the temporary home in Istanbul for backpackers, world travellers, artists, writers and musicians.

The friendly staff of the pension is available to assist guests 24 hours a day.

Moonlight Hotel offers good, clean rooms and kind, helpful staff and a lovely Cafe at the rooftop with nice views!

Our hotel is located in the most spectacular part of Istanbul - Sultanahmet - surrounded by boutiques, restaurants and luxurious shops.

We offer:

Single and Double Rooms with clean bathrooms

Rooftop Cafe

Laundry service

Telephone and Fax Service

Cable TV

Services at an extra cost:

Premium food and beverages either at our restaurant or delivered to your room

Tour Blue Mosque

Picking up from Ataturk Airport! - For Pick Up service, please, contact the property once you have booked and give them the details. Service is for up to 4 people.

Airport - Light Metro, take Ataturk exit and follow the signs to Light Metro (tube). Take Metro, get off at Aksaray, it takes about 35 min.

Go to Yusufpasa (Aksaray) Tram Stn. Take Tram to Eminonu. Get off at Sultanahmet. Follow ‘Walking Directions’ below.

Ataturk Airport by cab, when you jump in, insist the driver turn the meter on and hand the address saying you are going to Sultanahmet. It costs about $17.00 and takes less than 1/2 an hour.

Shuttle Bus - Take Havas Shuttle Bus to Aksaray Tram Stn. Take Tram to Eminonu. Get off at Sultanahmet. Follow Walking Directions. It cost about $2.

Main Bus Stn - Take Metro to Aksaray Stn. Walk up at the st. level and take Tram to Eminonuve. The platform is not visible right away, so you might need to ask ("tramvay nerede?"). Get off at Sultanahmet. Follow Walking Directions. It cost about $2.

Main Train Stn (European Side) - Take Tram to Cevizlibag or Zeytinburnu and get off at Sultanahmet. Follow Walking Directions.

Walking Directions from Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque) - Walk towards Blue Mosque, bear left past the mosque to Mimar Mehmet Caddesi. Walk on this street past the Mosque. Aya Sofya is on the left and Blue Mosque is on your right. Walk past the bazaar to the corner, turn right. Walk half block down the hill (the bazaar is on the right). Take the first on the left. You are still on Mimar Mehmet Caddesi. Walk 1 block and turn right on Akbiyik Caddesi. Go to the end and follow the curve. The Hotel is on the left.