Sandwiched between waterside Kennedy Caddesi and the suburban railway line, the Armada scores low on location, although it is only a ten-minute walk up the hill to...

Istanbul's first (self-proclaimed) 'hip' hotel, the Bentley's minimalist chocolate-and-cream lobby looks like the reception area of an upmarket ad agency. Rooms are similarly...

Formerly the Sheraton, the Inter-Continental is an 18-floor Goliath. The style is brash, the tone set by a golden staircase spiralling up from the lobby and a glitzy,...

The hotel is an annexe to a 19th-century palace on the Bosphorus built for Sultan Abdülaziz, an ill-fated ruler who killed himself with a pair of scissors in one of its...

For 66 years this distinctive building, with its ochre walls and watchtowers, served as the infamous Sultanahmet Prison; inmates included celebrated political prisoners....

Opened in spring 2006, this all-suite hotel is designed to lure celebrities, heads of state and millionaires bored of the Çiraĸan Palace. In an impeccably restored white wooden...

Our airport hotel of choice, the Polat Renaissance is a five-minute taxi ride from the terminal in the coastal suburb of Yeşilköy (it's 18 kilometres, or 12 miles, from the...

Few people other than those doing business up in nearby Levent and Maslak choose to stay in Ortaköy, but if scurrying around the mosques isn't on your agenda, this rather bland...

The Richmond is the only hotel on Istiklal Caddesi. This scenic pedestrian street, lined with shops, cafés, bars and plenty of grand old apartment blocks ripe for conversion,...

This converted distillery, dating from 1875, enjoys a fabulous waterfont setting in Çengelköy, a sleepy fishing village way off the tourist radar. The far-flung location can be...

North-west of Taksim Square, between Tarlabaşı Bulvarı and Cumhuriyet Caddesi, are a series of quiet streets that are home to a handful of good mid-range hotels, including this...

A Taksim Square landmark , the Marmara is the place to stay if you want to be at the heart of the action. Turkish-owned (with sister establishments in Manhattan and all over...

The Sofa Hotel offers minimalist chic in the heart of Nişantaşı's upmarket shopping and dining area, and is also within walking distance of the Istanbul Convention and...

Ten minutes' walk down Sıraselviler Caddesi from Taksim Square, in the yabancı (foreigner) neighbourhood of Cihangir, the Villa Zurich is conveniently close to the centre but...