Saturday, April 30, 2011

The Big Six: Heritage hotels in Istanbul - Hotels, Travel - The Independent

"The Big Six: Heritage hotels in Istanbul

By Tristan Rutherford

Istandbul's grande dame hotel awoke from some much-needed beauty sleep late last year. Rooms are a medley of marble, antique dressers, classic portraits of the city and monogrammed pillowcases. The suites are in a class of their own: some overlook the Bosphorus, while the Agatha Christie suite is where the author supposedly penned Murder on the Orient Express. The hotel has a spa with an indoor jet-streamed swimming pool and Turkish bath. "

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