House Hotel

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This stunning new hotel is partly owned by the House Café group, and the same sensitive design aesthetic found in the cafés shines through here. It's located in a converted mansion built in 1850, on a quiet street in the Çukucuma antique district. Going through the elegant but unassuming entrance, you'll find the original tiled floors and Italian marble staircase.

Upstairs, each of the 20 well-equipped suites has been designed with the neighbourhood in mind - the tiles in the bathrooms list traditional family names of Çukucuma. Decor is a subtly modern take on the traditional, with mixed shades of wood adding pattern to parquet flooring, panelled walls painted white and sleek, updated chandeliers. Furnishings in dove grey add a slightly ethereal touch to the white.

All the furniture was designed for the hotel by Autoban (also behind the Witt, and House Café). The bar, on the top floor (bear in mind there are no lifts), has Chesterfield sofas from which to admire views over the Galata Tower. Two larger House Hotels will open in Ortaköy and Nişantaşı at the end of 2010 and another four are planned for 2011. See the website for details.