Pampering with a personal touch at the Ritz-Carlton Istanbul
Mo Gannon
Sep 2, 2011
The hammam at The Ritz-Carlton.
The welcome
It's impossible to miss the Ritz-Carlton's modern skyscraper looming above the more historic buildings on the Taksim skyline. This is definitely not your classic Ritz-Carlton, I think as we pull up, but my first impression is dispelled at the entrance, where we are greeted by attentive doormen in uniform and whisked past the baggage detector into a lobby with marble floors, chandeliers and wood-panelled walls. Walk through the lobby and the main selling point is revealed: a wide view of the sparkling Bosphorus Strait from the European side at our feet across to the green hills of the Asian side.
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