Need to know

Rooms

15, including six deluxe suites.

Rates

€250–€850, including Turkish breakfast; excludes VAT at eight 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.

Children

Children can be accommodated, but the hotel, with its terraces over the waterway, was not designed with them in mind.

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.

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.

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.

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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Smith concierge

If you'd prefer to talk to someone, or don't want to book online, call 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.

A'jia Hotel

27 Çubuklu Caddesi, Kanlica, Istanbul, Turkey