Istanbul stretches across the Bosphorus, linking historic imperial districts with contemporary neighborhoods. Mosques, markets and waterfront dining make its layered urban landscape the heart of a visit.

Rising above Emaar Square on Istanbul’s Asian side, Address Istanbul combines direct mall access with panoramic skyline views, a high-rise indoor pool, hammam rituals, and spacious contemporary rooms.

Perched directly on the Bosphorus in Bebek, this intimate 22-suite hotel blends mid-century Istanbul glamour, contemporary art and one of the city’s most coveted waterfront settings.

Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus pairs expansive water views, large rooms and resort-style pools with a hillside Beşiktaş location close to both the Bosphorus and central Istanbul.

Çırağan Palace Kempinski turns an Ottoman imperial palace on the Bosphorus into a grand urban resort, with palace suites, waterside dining and one of Istanbul’s most memorable pools.

Fairmont Quasar Istanbul brings 209 spacious skyline rooms, two pools and a serious hammam-centered spa to a modern Mecidiyeköy tower with broad Bosphorus views.

Four Seasons Sultanahmet turns a century-old neoclassical former prison into a 65-room courtyard sanctuary steps from Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus turns a restored 19th-century Ottoman palace into a waterside urban resort with expansive rooms, indoor and outdoor pools and incomparable strait views.

JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea is a waterfront Ataköy retreat with sweeping sea views, polished contemporary rooms, ambitious dining and extensive spa and pool facilities.

A low-rise waterfront sanctuary in Kuruçeşme, Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus pairs private piers, garden-framed rooms, destination dining and an enormous spa with immediate access to Istanbul by both road and water.
Inside a 1920s landmark in fashionable Nişantaşı, Park Hyatt Istanbul blends Art Deco character, spacious rooms with Turkish-bath elements and a seasonal pool with sophisticated dining and nightlife.
Across four waterfront buildings in Galataport, The Peninsula Istanbul fuses restored early-20th-century architecture, contemporary Turkish design and unusually direct access to the Bosphorus.
Perched above the Bosphorus at Zorlu Center, Raffles Istanbul combines enormous contemporary rooms and balconies, major art, destination dining and a 3,000-square-meter spa with indoor and outdoor pools.
Overlooking the Bosphorus from Dolmabahçe, The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul combines newly redesigned rooms, Nobu dining, a rooftop infinity pool and a full Turkish hammam experience in a highly central setting.
Inside a historic Beşiktaş waterfront building, Shangri-La Bosphorus combines 186 oversized rooms and suites, extensive Bosphorus views, a large Chi spa with Turkish hammams and refined Cantonese dining.
In fashionable Nişantaşı, The St. Regis Istanbul pairs modernist Art Deco design with original art, three private spa pools, Turkish hammams and rooftop dining at Wolfgang Puck’s Spago.