Can I book a hotel in Istanbul on the spot upon arrival?

Basic earnings of major Istanbul hotels come from the tour operators and agencies that buy out hotel rooms in Istanbul in very big amounts and then resell them through their own offices or through the Internet sites with on-line reservations for private individuals or ordinary foreign tourists. Thus most of their funds Istanbul hotels receive from tourist operators. In this connection if a tourist in Istanbul will enter any hotel to book directly on the spot, the price at the reception will be more than about 50% of the price that could be if booking through the website of any touristic operator. Approximately the same high price is at the site of the hotel itself.

If suddenly for some reason you didn’t book a hotel in Istanbul before your arrival then, of course, you can walk through the hotels and compare prices at the reception with the prices of same hotel on the Internet. As for reservations, just find access to the Internet and book the right hotel in Istanbul on-line. You will save a lot.