Çiragan Palace Kempinski | T+L 500 2008 | Travel + Leisure

Çiragan Palace Kempinski

Restored former sultan’s palace with a modern annex, on the European shore of the Bosporus.

Score 85.32
Stats 315 rooms; 3 restaurants; 1 bar.
Competitive Edge Luxe ambience in a tranquil location.
Rooms to Book Deluxes, for full water views; for a dose of history, book a suite in the original palace.
Don't Miss An authentic Turkish bath in the gorgeously tiled hammam.
Cost Doubles from $661.
Contact 32 Çiragan Caddesi
Besiktas
90-212/326-4646 or 800/426-3135

www.ciraganpalace.com

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“Every element of the Tugra experience is calculated to set your inner clock to Levantine time—after all, the Çiragan Palace Hotel Kempinski, which houses the restaurant, was the last residence of the Ottoman emperors....” MORE»


“50 Romantic Places” in Travel + Leisure, Feb 2005