In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- Ask for a room with a view of the Bosphorus and/or a private balcony. Room 10 is a duplex with sitting room downstairs and bedroom upstairs, and a bathtub right next to the bed. Room 8 has a huge balcony that gives you the feeling you own the place… and beautiful views over the Bosphorus. Room 9 is spacious, with a sitting-room area and a bathtub beneath a sea-view window.
- Packing tips
- A scarf or hat to keep your hair nice during windy trips across the Bosphorus. A light jacket or jumper in case it's windy when you're lunching on the terrace.
Current offers
- Smith card offer
- Late check-out, subject to availability. If you stay in a suite, a pair of tickets to the Sabanci Museum, including Bosphorus boat shuttle from hotel to museum
- Current special offer
A'jia Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey [view map]
- Style
- Contemporary Ottoman
- Setting
- Banks of the Bosphorus
Ex-pasha’s mansion on the Bosphorus, this Istanbul boutique hotel has a grand Ottoman exterior that belies its contemporary interior of slick modern design. There’s not a kilim or belly-dancer’s tassel in sight, just chic white-on-white glamour. The understated, modern luxury extends to the sparse, cool bedrooms. Almost as big as the room itself, our bathroom was a gorgeous Ottoman chamber of creamy marble and tile.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 16, including six deluxe suites.
- Rates
- €250–€850, including breakfast; excludes VAT at 18 per cent. There is a 50 per cent discount on wedding anniversaries and birthdays on presentation of ID (subject to availability and replacing any Smith card offer).
- Check-out
- Midday, but some flexibility.
- Facilities
- Flatscreen TV/DVD, Thai massage by arrangement, concierge, butler service on request, wireless Internet throughout. The hotel's boat is available to take you back and forth across the Bosphorus and on private tours of Istanbul.
- Also
- Non-smoking rooms are available. No pets. One room has wheelchair access. For a VIP arrival, the hotel can organise a boat ride from Atatürk Airport for around US$500 dollars one way.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Ajia's restaurant serves Mediterranean/Italian food, and the best Sunday brunch in town (10h–15h). Guest chefs, eg: the chef of Zuma in London, make occasional visits.
- Dress code
- Hip and urban.
- Top table
- Number 30, a corner table inside, or any table on the river terrace.
- Hotel bar
- There's a long white bar on the waterfront terrace, and another bar inside in the restaurant area.
Other facilities
- Children
- This hotel is better suited to couples - leave the children at home!
Smith card offer
Late check-out, subject to availability. If you stay in a suite, a pair of tickets to the Sabanci Museum, including Bosphorus boat shuttle from hotel to museum
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A'jia Hotel
27 Çubuklu Caddesi
Kanlica
Istanbul
Turkey