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...

Far from the centre and the sights, this is primarily a business hotel. From the outside, the four-storey building is nothing special, but inside the 21 suites are all gleaming...

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,...

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 you and the Sea of...

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...

This hip guesthouse on a quiet cul-de-sac is popular with gay visitors, but the friendly and knowledgeable staff make everyone feel welcome. Each of the seven rooms is...

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...

Another 19th-century Ottoman residence stripped down and dressed up by the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association and pressed into service as a hotel. There are 26 rooms,...

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,...

Sarniç, the Turkish word for cistern, takes its name from the fifth-century Byzantine cistern beneath the hotel, which guests can explore from 9am to 6pm. Owned and managed by...