Istanbul, Turkey

Aliée Istanbul

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Style

Storied storehouses

Setting

Golden Horn grandeur

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All aboard for Istanbul’s most stylish shipyard conversion. Once part of the Ottoman Empire’s maritime powerhouse, Aliée Istanbul now trades cargo for cocktails, with cavernous stone interiors, richly patterned rugs and local artworks spread across five former merchant storehouses. There’s a sprawling spa for getting shipshape, waterfront pools for casting off your cares, and a fleet of restaurants and bars to drift between — when you’re not rowing or sailing along the Bosphorus, that is. 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

99, including 38 suites.

Check–Out

Noon, and check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

Also

Aliée has two adapted Atrium Chambre rooms for guests with limited mobility; communal areas and designated parking spaces are accessible, but the pools are not.

At the hotel

Butler service, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: TV, air-conditioning, Nespresso coffee machine, tea-making kit, minibar, free bottled water, bathrobes, slippers, Dyson hairdryer and La Bottega beauty kit.

Our favourite rooms

Original stone walls and soaring ceilings in the Casthouse rooms are a handsome reminder of the setting’s shipbuilding past. The split-level Véranda Suites each come with a private garden and fireplace, plus easy access to the waterfront Swim Club. For Golden Horn views, bag yourself a French balcony in one of the Lumière Suites, or go all-out with the extra-spacious Liberté Suite.

Poolside

The lagoon-like pools at the Swim Club hug the waterfront and are primed for waterfront views of the Golden Horn. Refreshments can be delivered straight to your sunlounger, so there’s little reason to budge. For year-round dips, the heated indoor pool at the hotel spa, Well+, offers a steamier setting.

Spa

Aliée takes its R’n’R seriously, dedicating three floors and 4,000 square metres to the Well+ spa and longevity clinic, where traditional Turkish hammam rituals and sound baths meet high-tech biohacking. Alongside 12 treatment suites, Finnish, Russian and infrared saunas, you’ll find cold plunges, lymphatic-flow therapies and results-driven facials by Biologique Recherche and Augustinus Bader. Work up a sweat at Well+ Active, the hotel's polished fitness studio which plays host to yoga, Pilates and personal training across Technogym machines, Pent equipment and Sensepro body-training devices. Or leave the hard work to the experts at Taboo Glam Studio, the in-house hair and beauty salon.

Packing tips

Leave the bathroom cabinet at home: between in-room La Bottega beauty kits and the spa’s biohacking treatments, Aliée has your primping and pampering well covered.

Also

A little friendly competition is on the cards at Tersane Istanbul’s two padel courts, just a three-minute walk away. The hotel can arrange court time for an extra fee.

Pet‐friendly

Small dogs weighing up to six kilogrammes are welcome in all bedrooms at Aliée Istanbul for a flat fee of €150 a stay. See more pet-friendly hotels in Istanbul.

Children

Little Smiths get free access to the Nickelodeon Play! centre at nearby waterfront hub Tersane Istanbul. Under-nines staying overnight can dine in the hotel’s restaurants. Over-12s are charged as adults.

Sustainability efforts

You'll find refillable bath products and glass water bottles in Aliée Istanbul’s rooms, plus locally made, dye-free linens (laundered with plant-based laundry detergents). Energy-saving lighting, motion sensors and water-efficient fittings also help reduce the hotel’s footprint.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Secure a front-row seat by the water. The Golden Horn is far too good looking to dine with your back to it.

Dress Code

The dress code at Mondaine de Pariso is every bit as glamorous as its red-velvet interiors: eveningwear, tailored jackets for gentlemen and no trainers, please.

Hotel restaurant

Aliée’s dining scene covers considerable culinary ground, from Turkish farm-to-table fare to cabaret-accompanied Parisian dishes. At Little House, seasonal ingredients, local cheeses and biodynamic wines take pride of place; the Living Room is your address for afternoon tea, freshly baked pastries and lounging among well-curated bookshelves and plush furnishings. Down by the Golden Horn, the Swim Club Restaurant serves Japanese-Peruvian flavours by day, with wonderful waterfront views, and fires up the grill after dark. Pizza Bar takes its dough seriously: 48 hours of fermentation followed by a 90-second blast in a wood-fired oven heated to 400 degrees. And when dinner calls for a little drama, velvet-draped Mondaine de Pariso delivers French-inspired classics both on the menu and its stage, which is set for live jazz performances, musical interludes and more. Book well in advance to avoid disappointment.

Hotel bar

Aliée has a drinking spot for every disposition. The Pink Bar takes its cues (and rosy, marbled hues) from the sunset blush over Istanbul, and shakes up well-made classics and alcohol-free alternatives in an art deco-inspired setting as DJs man the decks. Downstairs, the Wine Bar pairs Turkish and international vintages with artisan cheese boards and fireside seating; there’s an adjoining cellar for further exploration. And should your tastes run to tea rather than tipples, the Well+ Lounge is hosted by dedicated tea sommeliers to talk you through bespoke blends developed with Melez Tea.

Last orders

Breakfast at Little House runs 7am–11.30am; lunch noon–4pm and dinner 4pm–11pm. Swim Club and Pizza Bar also serve lunch and dinner 4pm–11pm. Mondaine opens for dinner Tuesday–Saturday, 8pm–11pm.

Room service

Available around the clock.

Location

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Address
Aliée Istanbul
Camiikebir Mahallesi Taskizak Tersanesi Caddesi 11 Beyoglu
Istanbul
34437
Turkey

On the banks of the Golden Horn, Aliée Istanbul is set within the centuries-old Tersane shipyards, with Galata’s winding streets and Beyoğlu’s cultural haunts within reach.

Planes

Istanbul and Sabiha Gökçen airports are both around 45 to 60 minutes from Aliée Istanbul by car, depending on traffic. The hotel’s concierge can arrange private airport transfers on request.

Trains

Aliée Istanbul doesn’t have a railway station on its doorstep, but the M2 metro line serves nearby Şişhane, connecting you with Taksim and the wider Istanbul metro network.

Automobiles

Driving in Istanbul is best left to the locals: heavy traffic, busy junctions and a maze of narrow streets make taxis and public transport more appealing options. If you’re bringing your own wheels, Aliée Istanbul has private parking from TL300 for up to three hours and valet services for TL1,000 (including VAT).

Other

The hotel’s concierge can arrange private boat transfers along the Golden Horn on request, offering a scenic approach to the hotel’s historic waterfront setting.

Worth getting out of bed for

Tempting as it might be to gaze across the Golden Horn from your sunlounger all day, early risers can take to the water for free rowing sessions each morning, passing Balat’s colourful houses climbing the hillside and minaret-studded Süleymaniye before the city hits its stride. Back on terra firma, Istanbul’s artistic traditions are yours to try: join an intimate Ebru workshop to master the Ottoman art of paper marbling, or visit the Gate 27 artist programme for a hands-on cyanotype session with resident artists. The guided experience ends with an exclusive viewing of Aliée Istanbul’s art collection. 

For independent explorations in the surrounding Tersane district, follow the shoreline to the Rahmi M. Koç Museum, where vintage cars, steam engines and even a submarine make for a fascinating detour into the city’s industrial past. And for a grander tour of Istanbul’s waterways, the hotel's private boats can whisk you along the Bosphorus, past Dolmabahçe Palace and Rumeli Fortress, with a route tailored to your interests. 

Local restaurants

There's no shortage of stylish tables beyond Aliée’s doors. Stay on the Tersane waterfront for Greek island flavours, seafood and late-night cocktails at Mykorini, or make a reservation at Aşeka for clever Turkish cooking in an intimate, design-conscious dining room tucked down a Karaköy side street. 

Local cafés

A sweet tooth is a prerequisite for visiting Hafız Mustafa, where generations of pastry-making expertise go into syrup-soaked baklava, Turkish delight and traditional milk puddings. More contemporary Cup of Joy is a go-to for specialty coffee and pretty pastries on the Tersane waterfront. 

Local bars

For cocktails with a creative streak, make for Serkonsül in Karaköy, where house-made liqueurs are concocted using seasonal Turkish ingredients. Over in Tomtom, FLEKK takes a Nordic approach to mixology, with a strictly syrup-free drinks list served amid Scandi-chic interiors and DJ-spun beats. 

Reviews

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Anonymous review

By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from these made-over merchant storehouses in the Tersane shipyards and unpacked their hammam essentials and bazaar treasures, a full account of their Golden Horn getaway will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Aliée Istanbul in Turkey… 

It's true that one man’s ruins are another’s treasure. When LA-based designers Dayna Lee and Ted Berner first encountered Aliée Istanbul’s five crumbling Ottoman-era storehouses, they saw considerably more than a restoration project. Five years of trinket-hunting through the city’s antique shops, historic homes and Grand Bazaar followed, yielding a remarkable haul of Turkish craftsmanship with which to adorn the hotel. More than 220 handwoven silk rugs, local ceramics and painted murals now share space with sculptural Moooi furniture, all framed by the buildings’ centuries-old stone walls. 

This attention to detail extends to individually commissioned artworks on the doors of each suite’s ‘maxibar’, a lift adorned with tulip motifs (the symbolic flower of Turkey), and a pool lined with mosaics resembling a Turkish carpet. The goods may have changed considerably over time, but the art of collecting remains very much alive. 

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