Tucked away in character-filled residential or embassy neighborhoods, these boutique Istanbul hotels offer a more intimate stay in a city which – at 15+ million – can sometimes feel overwhelming.
All the following boutique hotels have king-size beds, which we North Americans are used to, but which can be hard to find in a country where smaller European-size beds are more common.
The hotel’s complimentary boat service transports you in 30 minutes from Istanbul’s cosmopolitan European side, past ancient palaces and mosques, to the less-touristy Asian side.