Aloft Istanbul Karakoy

Aloft Istanbul Karakoy occupies a restored building on Bankalar Caddesi, the old banking street at the heart of Karaköy.

Getting there under your own steam from Istanbul Airport or Sabiha Gokcen Airport usually means a taxi meter climbing through Bosphorus bridge traffic, the M2 metro to Şişhane with a steep final walk, a T1 tram change at Karaköy, or a shared shuttle looping through several other stops.

Whether it's a routine Istanbul airport transfer or a private transfer, City Transfer Turkey agrees your price before you board, follows both airports for delays, and sends a driver with a name board straight to the car and on to the hotel door. Bankalar Caddesi's steep grade is no fun to walk with luggage, so most guests who've tried both agree that a City Transfer Turkey pickup — priced in advance, with a driver who speaks English and already knows the street — reaches Aloft Istanbul Karakoy quicker and with far less hassle than hauling bags off the M2.

A comfortable sedan suits two, a spacious VIP minivan covers a family or larger group, and every trip has a licensed, professional driver for a safe and comfortable ride, the same fleet used for any Istanbul transfer across the city. That's the whole point of a Karakoy airport transfer — a plain, predictable ride that puts you at Aloft Istanbul Karakoy instead of the Karaköy tram stop.