6 Great New Hotels in Istanbul, Turkey to Book Now - AFAR
"Housed in a saffron-yellow, late-Ottoman neoclassical former jail near the city’s most iconic mosques and bazaars, this 65-room hotel reopened in summer 2022 after an extensive refresh that highlights bright tiles, arches, and marble pillars. The rooftop Süreyya lounge offers cocktails seemingly suspended between the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia, while Avlu restaurant, set in a jasmine-scented garden, showcases Anatolian-inspired cooking—including a majestic wood-roasted duck based on a Black Sea family recipe—and the hotel’s newer venues such as Lingo Lingo are praised for excellent meze and seafood." - Anya von Bremzen
