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...

In the 1980s, the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association reconstructed this row of nine clapboard houses dating from the 19th century. They were painted...

Occupying a striking pink three-storey mansion, this Best Western affiliate has 25 rooms and six suites decked out in Barbie colours. The only thing between...

The Dersaadet (one of the many former names for Istanbul) has become one of the most popular boutique hotels south of the Golden Horn for independent...

This thoroughly charming guesthouse, on a quiet cul-de-sac, is popular with gay visitors, but the friendly and knowledgeable staff make everyone feel very...

Named after a racy Byzantine regent, the Zoe is one of the best and quirkiest of the city's small hotels. Its sunken reception area incorporates parts of a...

Significantly refurbished in 2010, Hotel Niles is owned by the same family who are responsible for the highly regarded Dersaadet. They have been involved in...

This attractive corner hotel in a 75-year-old building has 16 spacious standard rooms and ten suites spead over four floors. The standard rooms are simply...

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...

Tucked round the corner from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, the Ibrahim Paşa is an eminently likeable small hotel. It doesn't overplay the old...

There are only four ('lofts') at I'zaz, each replete with considered design touches. They're well appointed, with large beds, a desk, flatscreen TV, iPod...

Another 19th-century Ottoman residence stripped down and dressed up by the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association and pressed into service as a hotel....

The Akbayrak brothers obviously have a thing about vintage glass lamps - the interior of their hotel is hung with 2,000 of them. The eccentricities...

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