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District: Beşiktaş
The Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, the only Ottoman imperial palace and hotel on the Bosphorus, offers the ultimate in luxury and elegance.
Double room from €350 per nightDistrict: Beyoğlu
The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul overlooks the Bosphorus in the upscale Dolmabahçe district, and offers an enticing collection of 5-star amenities.
Double room from €190 per nightDistrict: Sultanahmet
Still one of Istanbul’s great hotels. If you want to be in the heart of history and the lap of luxury at the same time, this is the place to go for.
Double room from €250 per nightDistrict: Beşiktaş
Experience an intimate haven at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus is the backdrop for this remodelled 19th-century Ottoman palace, with its 170 guest rooms, 25 suites, chic urban spa, fine restaurants and quayside pools, all awash with the light, space and excitement of a water’s-edge location.
Double room from €325 per nightDistrict: Sultanahmet
Converted from a 19th-century four-storey townhouse, the Ibrahim Pasha is the ideal place to stay for first-time visitors to Istanbul. The rooms are well-equipped and comfortable and are decorated in a contemporary-with-a-twist of Ottoman style. And there are minarets and domes aplenty on show from the rooftop terrace.
Double room from €70 per nightDistrict:
A forest idyll complete with 15 room, restaurant and spa, just 45 minutes from the city.
District: Safranbolu
The Western Black Sea town of Safranbolu is a Unesco World Heritage site and a perfect escape. The owners opened the Gülevi after sensitively restoring three neighbouring 18th-century mansions that share a delightful garden full of fruit trees.
Double room from €100 per nightKalkan
A sophisticated boutique hotel nestling on a hillside in Kalkan Bay which offers a picture perfect view of the Lycian Coast and divine Turkish Mediterranean.
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A magnificent jewel-like Ottoman mansion, shaded by almond, olive and lemon trees, offering traditional Turkish hospitality with home comforts. The Mansion is a romantic getaway with tastefully furnished and beautiful rooms, magical corners in the yard such as rose and citrus gardens, with a pool area over-viewing the whole Mansion. The scenery is charming from every aspect.
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Set in 12,000 square metres of landscaped gardens, ideally located in the heart of the city, Swissôtel Büyük Efes hosts more than 800 works of art by artists such as Fernando Botero and Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu.
Double room from €115 per nightYalıçiftlik – Bodrum
This hideaway Bodrum resort - on one of the most enchanting bays of the Aegean coast - is a byword for relaxation and rejuvenation, with its Spa, and its own private bay and marina. 149 rooms and 24 luxury suites with magnificent views of the Aegean.
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Is there a more arcadian spot from which to explore the Aegean than the lovely woods above Şirince, 25 mins from Ephesus? Everything about the Nişanyan is chosen with love and taste. The ‘rooms’: gently restored stone houses with sweeping valley views. Lots of special homemade food, from fish en papillote to chocolate mousse, and very good wine.
An Elysian grove even conceals a hanging swimming pool.
Cappadocia – Üçhisar
A lavishly furnished, boutique cave hotel with dramatic views over Cappadocia’s tufa landscape.
Double room from €190 per night
This unique heritage hotel in the historically rich town of Sinasos (modern-day Mustafapaşa) offers comfortable accommodation in beautifully restored Greek mansions dating from the late 19th century. The hotel and its garden are the perfect place to relax and unwind after exploring the wonders of Cappadocia. @gulkonaklari
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