Directions
By train
From the train station, take the subway or one of the buses to the Merter area; the stops are located a few hundred yards away from Gunes Hotel.
By air
From the Atatürk international airport, you can reach Gunes Hotel by taking the subway to the Merter station; then walk toward the Migros supermarket, turn right (leaving Migros on your left) and, after twenty meters, turn right and then left, where you'll find our hotel.
By car
· Coming from West direction take E-5 ( D100 ) highway direction to ANKARA exit at ‘’ MERTER’’ stay on the right till MERTER Sign and make a right, follow the street till Migros and turn left ( Nadide street ) than turn the right to the first street GUNAY street.
· Coming from East direction take E-5 ( D100 ) Highway direction EDİRNE, exit at MERTER stay on the right till MERTER sign and turn right just before Migros at the traffic lights, turn left after 50 meter street will lead towards a right turn Nadide street turn right to the first street Gunay street.
- Main distances
- · 7 km to Ataturk International Airport
- · 7 km to major exhibition centers (CNR, World Trade Center)
- · 7 km away from old city (Sultan Ahmet, Beyazit Square, Sirkeci)
- · 12 km away from city center called Taksim
Location
4-star Gunes Hotel is strategically located near the Ataturk airport, west of the Bosphorous and only 7 km from the ‘Old City,’ historic center of Istanbul, a UNESCO ‘World Heritage Site.’
Our hotel is located in Merter, a lively area ideal for shopping, well connected by bus and subway and convenient to the trade fair, the convention and exhibition center and the sites of the textile companies. This makes of Gunes Hotel an excellent choice for business clients as well as for visitors traveling on leisure.
Istanbul, where the continents meet (Europe and Asia), is a wonderful city overlooking the Bosphorous, the charming strait dividing east and west, a locale rich in natural beauty, navigable by boats that leave from the Eminonu district and stop alternatively on the Asian and European banks.
Filled with monuments and history, heir to centuries-old civilization whose present projects towards the future, Istanbul was recently added to the European capital cities of culture, beginning in 2010.
When in Istanbul, don't miss out on a visit to the Blue Mosque, famous for its turquoise walls and second only to Mecca for number of minarets, Sultanhamet Square, the Basilica of Santa Sophia and its Cistern, the ancient and extraordinary underground path that unravels along stone columns and vaulted ceilings.
When you arrive at the Grand Bazaar, you will uncover the largest existing covered market: thirty hectares, six thousand shops and over 400,000 daily visitors seeking all kinds of products, clothing, rugs, food, spices, gold and silver.
The Topkapi Palace is the symbol of Ottoman power, a building surrounded by 1400 meters of walls, with wonderful interior courtyards and wide halls preserving Egyptian and Babylonian manuscripts, Chinese porcelain and splendid sultan costumes.
The European bank of the Bosphorous Strait features the multiethnic district of Ortakoy, where this capital city enjoys a lively nightlife in bars, restaurants and clubs open until late, just like the very popular streets that run from Taksim Square to the harbor, in the heart of Beyoglu district.