The best hotels in Istanbul for 2026


Which space of Istanbul is best to remain in?

Many of the best hotels in Istanbul are positioned alongside the Bosphorus – Ciragan Palace Kempinski, Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus – inside historic buildings and with unimaginable views of the town and the ocean. If you are brief on time and planning on visiting the town’s high landmarks similar to Hagia Sophie and the Blue Mosque, choose for a lodge in Sultanahmet similar to Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet or Sanasaryan Han. For the best of each phrases, The Peninsula Istanbul sits on the Borphorus whereas being a 35-minute stroll from the Hagia Sophia.

How we select the best hotels in Istanbul

Every lodge on this record has been chosen independently by our editors and written by a Condé Nast Traveller journalist who is aware of the vacation spot and has stayed at that property. When selecting hotels, our editors contemplate each luxurious properties and boutique and lesser-known boltholes that provide an genuine and insider expertise of a vacation spot. We’re at all times wanting for stunning design, an amazing location and heat service – in addition to critical sustainability credentials. We replace this record recurrently as new hotels open and current ones evolve.

First printed on CNT UK



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