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Pera Palas review Rate it
Built in 1892 as the last stop on the Orient Express, the Pera Palas is the most aristocratic of hotels. The same company that ran the famed Paris-to-Istanbul trains built it and in the early days its pampered guests were carried on cushioned sedans from Sirkeci station to waiting hotel transport. After a two-year closure for a ş23 million refurbishment, it reopened its doors again in September 2010 - as a 'museum hotel'.
Care has been taken to restore the hotel meticulously, to an authentic version of its former glory, while incorportating the technology needed for modern comforts. Many of the 145 rooms have brass plaques with the names of famous past guests: Sarah Bernhardt, Greta Garbo, Jackie Onassis, Atatürk (whose room remains as it was when he stayed) and Agatha Christie, who wrote part of Murder on the Orient Express during a stay here.
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Facilities Business centre. Bar/café. Concierge. Gym. Internet: Wireless (free). Parking. Restaurant. Room service. Smoking rooms. TV.
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