Ciragan Palace Kempinski
It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus between Besiktas and Ortakoy in Istanbul, Turkey. The palace is made of marble and spans an area of more than 80,000 square meters. The hotel is within walking distance to nearby Ortakoy, which has many shops, parks, and gardens, cafes and restaurants. The palace, replacing an earlier wooden palace, had been built in 1871 for Sultan Abdulaziz by court architect Serkis Balyan.
Offers the 284 guest rooms, 20 suites, and most facilities (restaurants, bars, etc) are in the hotel portion. The palace has 11 luxury suites, but its primary use is for meetings, conventions and private functions held in its sumptuous public rooms.
Direct dial telephone, music, balcony, minibar, safe box, cable tv, satellite tv, digiturk, central air conditioning, split air condition, shower, bathtub, wc, hair dryer, music in bathroom and telephone in bathroom.
Activities: Sauna, Fitness Centre, Solarium, Spa Centre, Massage, Jacuzzi, BBQ Facilities, Turkish/Steam Bath, Hammam, Indoor Swimming Pool, Outdoor Swimming Pool.
The hotel itself is a modern building, annexed to an Ottoman Palace that now is an integral part of the hotel, with a restaurant and several function rooms for parties, weddings, meetings.
