Dec 24, 2011

Akmerkez the most award winning shopping center in Istanbul. In 1995, the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) selected Akmerkez as the Best Shopping Center in Europe. In 1996, Akmerkez was given the recognition as the Best Shopping Center in the World by ICSC and also received the highest accolade, Design and Development Award. Akmerkez, with its...

Dec 22, 2011

Hotel Les Ottomans is extravagantly restored in a Baroque Istanbul style, located in a former 18th-century Pasha’s mansion. Theatrical and stunning, it has just 10 suites. There was a time when the “Yali”s, wonderful seaside mansions, so essential to the Istanbul cityscape, were lined up one after another along the shores of Kuruçesme. These...

Dec 22, 2011

The Astoria Istanbul Shopping Center brings together leading Turkish and international brands, in a unique lifestyle space. Featuring everything from luxury restaurants and cafes serving cuisine from around the world, the world-famous Far Eastern Spa, Anantara, a fitness club with the latest high-tech workout equipment, and an indoor swimming pool to a...

Jan 27, 2011

The first Swissôtel Living, a new, exclusive residence concept by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts, was recently unveiled at Swissôtel The Bosphorus, Istanbul. Sixty-three elegant apartments in a range of sizes, from studios to 1 – 3 bedrooms, offer the ultimate in style and luxury, and allow guests to enjoy the full range of hotel services within the...

Apr 11, 2010

Shangri-La Istanbul will be the first seven-star hotel in Istanbul with seven floors below sea level. Construction plans are under way to build the first seven-star sea hotel in Istanbul. It will be 7 floors under sea level. The budget of the project is 250 million dollars and the project will be completed in 2012. It will be 7 stars and will be the first one in...