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

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...

The Londra was built in 1892, so it's roughly the same age as the nearby Pera Palas. But whereas the Pera Palas is like a sleep-in museum, the Londra is homely and eccentric....

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...

In recent years, the Dersaadet (one of the many former names for Istanbul) has become one of the most popular boutique hotels south of the Golden Horn. The hotel's quaint...

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...

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 15th-century hamam;...

The Eresin Crown is unusual as a medium-sized, high-end hotel amid small 'Ottoman' boutique competitors in Sultanahmet: it's on the southern side of the peninsula, a stone's...

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 2000, Ararat's best feature is probably its location. Envious of the success of the nearby Empress Zoe , the young Turkish owners of Ararat recruited the same...

Hanedan is one of the smartest independent hotels south of the Four Seasons. Clean, bright primrose-yellow rooms with large beds draped with muslin all have ensuite bathrooms...

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...

This attractive corner hotel in a 75-year-old building was renovated in 2002. There are 16 spacious standard rooms and ten suites spead over four floors. The standard rooms are...