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
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A'jia Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey[view map]
- Style
- Contemporary Ottoman
- Setting
- Banks of the Bosphorus
An ex-pasha’s mansion on the Bosphorus, boutique hotel on the edge of Istanbul 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 rooms themselves, A'jia Hotel's bathrooms are gorgeous Ottoman chambers of creamy marble and tile.
Need to know
- Rooms
- 15, including six deluxe suites.
- Rates
- €250–€850, excluding breakfast and VAT at eight per cent.
- 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.
Also worth knowing
- Children
- Children can be accommodated, but the hotel, with its terraces over the waterway, was not designed with them in mind.
- Weddings
- This hotel is suitable for weddings. More…
Smith members 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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Book online
To book this hotel please click here, or contact our travel team on 1 866 610 3867. We guarantee you'll get the best available rates, and we don't charge a booking fee.
