Which district in İstanbul is cheapest to stay in?
In İstanbul, the cheapest district to stay in is Arnavutkoy, at a median asking price of $42 a night, and the priciest is Istanbul Airport at $110 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 9 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on all 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 05:22 UTC.
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Districts ranked by median asking price
In İstanbul, Istanbul Airport asks a median $110 a night, +161% against $42 in Arnavutkoy, the cheapest of 9 districts compared on the same 71 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnavutkoy | $42 | $34–$53 | 71 | 39 | 8.4 (39) | 34% of 38 |
| Sultanahmet | $70 | $52–$93 | 71 | 52 | 8.8 (52) | 49% of 49 |
| Sirkeci | $70 | $56–$82 | 71 | 22 | 8.7 (22) | 55% of 20 |
| Pendik | $72 | $54–$106 | 71 | 14 | 8.6 (14) | 71% of 14 |
| Beyoglu | $72 | $50–$92 | 71 | 113 | 8.6 (113) | 76% of 112 |
| Kadıköy | $78 | $66–$92 | 71 | 21 | 8.4 (21) | 62% of 21 |
| Fatih | $87 | $61–$121 | 71 | 24 | 8.8 (24) | 79% of 24 |
| Sisli | $95 | $76–$120 | 71 | 33 | 8.7 (33) | 91% of 32 |
| Istanbul Airport | $110 | $65–$270 | 71 | 7 | 8.6 (7) | 86% of 7 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 71 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in İstanbul whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Arnavutkoy: a median $42 a night, score 8.4 across 39 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnavutkoy | $42 | 8.4 | 39 |
| Sultanahmet | $70 | 8.8 | 52 |
| Sirkeci | $70 | 8.7 | 22 |
| Pendik | $72 | 8.6 | 14 |
| Beyoglu | $72 | 8.6 | 113 |
| Kadıköy | $78 | 8.4 | 21 |
| Fatih | $87 | 8.8 | 24 |
| Sisli | $95 | 8.7 | 33 |
| Istanbul Airport | $110 | 8.6 | 7 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in İstanbul is in Kadıköy: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $80 against $77 Monday to Thursday (+3%), over 21 and 40 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kadıköy | $80 | $77 | +3% | 21 / 40 |
| Arnavutkoy | $42 | $42 | +1% | 21 / 40 |
| Sirkeci | $70 | $70 | +1% | 21 / 40 |
| Istanbul Airport | $110 | $110 | 0% | 21 / 40 |
| Sultanahmet | $70 | $70 | 0% | 21 / 40 |
| Beyoglu | $72 | $72 | -1% | 21 / 40 |
| Pendik | $72 | $72 | -1% | 21 / 40 |
| Sisli | $95 | $97 | -2% | 21 / 40 |
| Fatih | $86 | $88 | -3% | 21 / 40 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 71 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in İstanbul: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 393 of the 393 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →