As a family-owned small hotel, managed by the second generation, this property is a 3-minute walk away from the Grand Bazaar. Its elegant 19th-century building has been transformed to house 29 rooms, 8 junior and one duplex suites, as well as a penthouse suite with a Turkish-style marble bathroom. The breakfast is served at a charming, glass-encased rooftop terrace offering panoramic vistas of the Marmara Sea and the Princes’ Islands.
TIME OUT TIP: The Grand Bazaar might be full of kitsch and fake designer bags, but remember that this maze of covered streets still hides the country’s best jewellery makers and textile traders.