32 Çiragan Caddesi
Besiktas
Istanbul, Turkey
Besiktas
COST: $$$$
From the T+L 500
Former imperial palace used by the Ottoman sultans, plus a new annex, on the shores of the Bosporus, offering a quiet setting and stellar views of the strait.
| Score | 88.41 |
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| Stats | 313 rooms; 3 restaurants; 1 bar. |
| Rooms to Book | Deluxes, for full water views; for a dose of history, book a suite in the original palace. |
| Insider Tip | Order the Testi Kebab, a Turkish meat dish cooked in a clay pot, at Tugra, which specializes in classical Turkish and Ottoman dishes. |
| Cost | Doubles from $680. |
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As Featured In...
From Travel + Leisure, Feb 2005
“Every element of the Tugra experience is calculated to set your inner clock to Levantine time—after all, the Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, which houses the restaurant, was the last residence of the Ottoman emperors....” MORE>>
lastArticle = 2/2005 and lastAward = 01/2008
