Discount  Hotels  For a start there are more than three hundred and fifty hotels in the Istanbul area, ranging from backpackers' hostels to five-star beach resorts and from historic landmark buildings to contemporary high-rises. If you are on a mainly sightseeing trip, you should stay in a hotel in the city centre so that most sights are within easy walking distance or you can use the metro to get around. The old town of Plaka is the site of many inexpensive hotels. Many cheap hotels can also be found in the streets around ...