A'jia

Formerly an Ottoman mansion, A'jia feels more like a Zen retreat, but with all the comforts an ascetic would shun:... More

Ansen Suites

...10 crisp, airy rooms... More

Ayasofya Pansiyonlari

A streetlong complex of restored wooden yali behind the walls of Hagia Sophia. There's a row of guesthouses, as well... More

Bebek Hotel

Bentley Hotel

Milanese architects Piero Lissoni and Nicoletta Canesi used large windows, spare dark-wood furniture, and pale blue hues to give guests... More

Butterfly

Casa dell’Arte

Ceylan InterContinental

Çiragan Palace Kempinski

Former sultan's palace, with a modern annex, on the European shore of the Bosporus.... More

Empress Zoe

The stylish, comfortable Empress Zoe has the quirky, handcrafted intimacy... More

Ev

It's not hard to stay under the radar here: with 48 rooms and eight heated pools (you do the math)... More

Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorus

Once a 19th-century palace, this extravagantly comfortable hotel has 170 plush rooms and a vast marble terrace... More

Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet

Güllü Konak

Hotel Bentley

For the 50-room Hotel Bentley, Milanese architects Nicoletta Canesi and Piero Lissoni (designers of Cappellini and Cassina furniture) selected subdued... More

The Hotel Poem

Last December, my wife and I discovered an affordable 19th-century hotel in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul. The Hotel... More

Hyatt Regency, Istanbul

Modern 10-story hotel in the business district close to Taksim Square shopping.... More

Kybele

Ablaze with reds and yellows and crammed with 2,000 antique ceiling lamps, the 16-room Kybele is an exercise in over-the-top... More

Marla

Clean, affordable hotel in the old Konak section of the city, near the harbor and the market.... More

Marmara Antalya