"The guest list reads like a who's who of international royalty, all lining up for a Bosphorus-view room (not all get one)." Full review

"Well, all you need to know these days is that this is one of only two grand hotels on the European shores of the Bosphorus."

"The best things about the place are its location right on the Bosphorus and its amazing infinity pool." Full review

"Formerly the palace of an Ottoman Sultan, the Ciragan Palace Kempinski is the grand dame of Istanbul." Full review

"Staying at this former Imperial Ottoman Palace—an elaborate, Arabian-style compound that the empire’s sultans called home—may easily give you delusions of grandeur." Full review