A hotel with a courtyard is an effective way of avoiding traffic noise. Then even centrally located buildings will have room which can appeal to light sleepers. Below is a list we started to mark hotels with courtyards in major cities, please let us know if you are aware of others:
Barcelona
Alma Barcelona (15 minutes walk to the Sagrada Familia) – click to see prices
Hotel 1898 (on Las Ramblas) – click to see prices
Petit Palace Boqueria Garden (by the La Boqueria Market, close to Las Ramblas) – click to see prices
Hotel Neri (by the Cathedral in the Gothic quarter) – click to see prices
Frankfurt
Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof (Kaiserplatz/financial district) – click to see prices
Sofitel Frankfurt Opera (at landmark Opera Square) – click to see prices
Istanbul
Sofa Hotel Istanbul (in the chic shopping district Nisantasi) – click to see prices
Hotel Empress Zoe (good value near Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque) – click to see prices
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet (luxury in the heart of Old Town) – click to see prices
London
St James’ Court, a Taj Hotel (close to Buckingham Palace and Big Ben) – click to see prices
Z Hotel Soho (good value, heart of West End) – click to see prices
Dukes Hotel (near Green Park, Mayfair) – click to see prices
Apex Temple Court Hotel (Fleet St, City of London) – click to see prices
New York
The Broome (SoHo, just off Broadway) – click to see prices
Hyatt Union Square (East Village) – click to see prices
The Iroquois (midtown, close to Times Square) – click to see prices
Paris
Hotel Les Jardins du Marais (close to Place de la République and Bastille) – click to see prices
Le Pavillon de la Reine (luxury, near Place des Vosges) – click to see prices
Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero (Trocadéro, good views of Eiffel) – click to see prices
Relais Christine (luxury, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, close to Notre Dame) – click to see prices
B Montmartre (good value, 17th arr.) – click to see prices
Rome
Hotel Santa Maria (Trastevere, on the bank of the Tiber River) – click to see prices
Hotel Villa San Pio(on quiet, green Aventine Hill) – click to see prices.
Hotel Lord Byron (in classy Parioli district, near Borghese Gardens) – click to see prices.
Stockholm
Sheraton Stockholm (railway station/old town Gamla Stan) – click to see prices
Grand Central by Scandic (near Central Train Station) – click to see prices