four seasons HOTEL, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

four seasons HOTEL 5*

Address: Tevkifhane Sokak No. 1, Sultanahmet-Eminönü, Istanbul, Turkey                       

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CONDITIONS

- Rates are quoted in Euro per room per night including all governmental taxes.

- Season 1: from 01/04/08 till 31/10/08.

HOW TO MAKE A RESERVATION:

To make a reservation, please send full names of passengers, nationality, your telephone number, check in date, arrival time, check out date, room type by e-mail to:

 reservation@hotels-turkey-booking.com

Your request will be processed very shortly: from 1 to 8 hours if your request reaches us at night!

LOCATION & DESCRIPTION

Located within praying distance of both the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia, it's set in the former Sultanhamet prison -- once filled with antigovernment intellectuals -- whose neoclassical facade, airy courtyard and heavy stone walls now house visitors of a decidedly more well-heeled variety.

Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the bijoux Four Seasons may lack prime Bosporus views, but its pristine Old City location oozes with Ottoman-era atmosphere. This is the only luxury hotel in Sultanhamet, a storied alternative to the five-star palaces just 20 minutes by taxi to Istanbul's commercial core.

ACCOMMODATION

Like the hotel itself, the Four Seasons' rooms are all about Sultanhamet's Ottoman-era charm. Its interiors are filled with high-quality local furnishings -- from delicate wall tapestries and handwoven kilims, to traditional pottery and original art and photography by Turkish artists. All include marble baths of almost equal grandeur.

Standard rooms face the local street scene outside, while the more deluxe fourth-floor rooms and suites face the verdant inner courtyard or the iconic Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, whose calls to prayer may wake you up in the morning.

FACILITIES

A spa -- though sadly not a swimming pool -- was finally added almost two years back and though tiny, renders a near-complete luxury experience truly complete.


The Health Club, staffed with multilingual attendants, provides active guests with a private retreat of exceptional quality in which to exercise. It offers a range of high-tech cardiovascular equipment and free weights, as well as men's and women's lockers, change rooms and saunas.

Spa Services : the intimate Spa offers a variety of revitalising massage treatments and Istanbul's highest levels of personalised attention. Separate men's and women's saunas in the luxurious locker rooms enhance the sense of relaxation.

RESTAURANTS

Seasons -- the hotel's sole restaurant -- is spread between a glass-enclosed courtyard and al fresco terrace; its Sunday brunch may seem out of place with the call to prayers, but it's become a must for hotel guests as well as the entire Istanbul elite.

It may be among the brand's smallest hotels, but the Four Seasons is always spot-on, with service truly fit for a pasha -- a rarity even among the city's luxury leaders. From the doorman to the breakfast server, the entire staff somehow remembers names, nationalities and even favorite cocktails.