"To a first-timer, the great surprise about Istanbul is how urbane, how sophisticated, how cosmopolitan a city it is. For every potentially exotic ancient landmark or Ottoman flourish there’s something like the Georges Hotel to balance it out. This stylishly refurbished guest house in the bustling Galata district, with its views of the Bosphorus from its roof terrace, is the sort of effortlessly stylish boutique hotel any of the world’s great cities would be only too happy to have." - MICHELIN Guide