This converted 19th century mansion, built for Ahmet Pasha, is right next to the Hagia Sophia and a few minutes walk from many historic sites. The Best Western Saint Sophia Hotel in Istanbul is less than 100 meters from Topkapi Palace, the Blue Mosque, Gulhane Park and the Underground Cistern. The hotel has been sensitively converted in the 1990s, preserving the historic Ottoman features, and was renovated in 2006/7. The spacious rooms, decorated in contemporary Turkish style, have satellite TV, free wireless internet access and large, well maintained bathrooms. The Theodora restaurant with its original Byzantine wall, part of the original Hagia Sophia, serves a great breakfast.