History

Contemporary hotel management in Istanbul started in the second half of the 19th century. A group of minorities and levantines of Istanbul in partnership with Wagons-Lits company, opened the Hotel Pera Palace

Hotel Pera Palace

Pera Palace Hotel is an historic special category hotel and museum hotel located in the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1892 for the purpose of hosting the passengers of the Orient Express and was named after the place where it is located...

 in 1892. Shortly after, a series of hotels, including Tokatlıyan's hotel and the Bristol hotel, were opened in Beyoğlu

Beyoglu

Beyoğlu is a district located on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn...

 district.

While the new hotels were being opened in the Beyoğlu district, Sirkeci

Sirkeci

Sirkeci is an area in the Eminönü neighborhood of the Fatih district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It has evolved as the place name of the area in Eminönü surrounding Sirkeci Station, the Southeastern long distance passenger train terminus in Europe for the Orient Express.The neighborhood...

 quarter within the old city quickly adapted to the new tendency and the old inns in the neighbourhood were gradually transformed into hotels in the beginning of the 20th century. The other districts of the city followed the trend and the number of hotels in Istanbul was more than 50 in the year 1910.

Similar progress applied for the cities İzmir

Izmir

Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 and Ankara

Ankara

Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

 in the following years, while the development of hotel management was relatively slow in the rest of Anatolia

Anatolia

Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...

n cities.

In the Republican era, in the 1950s, openings of hotels of various types gained speed. The most important event of this period was the opening of Istanbul Hilton in 1954. As a result of the development of transportation and domestic/outbound tourism, numerous new hotels were opened in the 1960s. The same applied for the 1970s and 1980s as well, along with the openings of 5 star hotels such as the Sheraton and the Etap Marmara (later Ceylan Intercontinental and The Marmara Hotels, respectively).

In the 1990s and 2000s, along with the rapid progress of different types of tourism, such as conferences and health and religious tourism, a new wave of hotel openings took place in the city. Hotels opened at this time include, the Conrad Hilton, Maslak Sheraton, Four Seasons Hotel and Ritz-Carlton. There are several ongoing and planned hotel projects for the years to come.

Brief information

Every possible accommodation style is available in Istanbul, from hostel dorms and midrange hotels to world-class luxury hotels. Although reasonable compared to Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

an standards, the rates are more expensive than the rest of the country.

While the majority of the 5 star hotels concentrate within the modern districts like Beyoğlu

Beyoglu

Beyoğlu is a district located on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn...

, Şişli

Sisli

Şişli is one of 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south...

 and Beşiktaş

Besiktas

Beşiktaş is a municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus...

, 4 star hotels are generally located within the historical peninsula. The majority of hotels generally congregate in the vicinity of Sultanahmet and Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey...

. Numerous hotels occupying historical buildings are situated in this district. Budget hotels are generally found both in modern and historical districts.

As of 2006, the total number of tourism operation licenced hotels in Istanbul is 283. Of the 283 hotels, 28 are 5 star, 63 are 4 star, 81 are 3 star, 91 are 2 star hotels, and only 20 are 1 star hotels. Additionally, there are 55 other accommodations in the city, mainly consisting of special licenced hotels, motel

Motel

A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...

s, camping

Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...

 grounds, boarding house

Boarding house

A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...

s, apart

Apartment hotel

An Apartment Hotel is a serviced apartment complex that uses a hotel-style booking system. It is similar to renting an apartment, but with no fixed contracts and occupants can 'check-out' whenever they wish....

s, and boutique hotel

Boutique hotel

Boutique hotel is a term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized accommodation and services / facilities...

s.

Notable hotels

The following list gives brief information about other notable hotels in Istanbul.

• Hotel Yeşil Ev
  Hotel Yesil Ev
  The Hotel Yeşil Ev is a historic wooden mansion, located in the Sultanahmet neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, which is used as a hotel after restoration...
  
  
• Pera Palace Hotel
  Hotel Pera Palace
  Pera Palace Hotel is an historic special category hotel and museum hotel located in the Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1892 for the purpose of hosting the passengers of the Orient Express and was named after the place where it is located...
  
  

International chain hotels

Rank	Name	Opened	Number of Rooms (Including Suites)	Notes
!a	00 Jan 1900
1	Hilton Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 1955	499 Rooms, including 13 Suites	The longest operating international Hilton hotel outside the US;
2	Best Western Plus The President Hotel Istanbul	00 Jan 1989	201 Rooms and 8 Suites
3	ParkSA Hilton Hotel	00 Jan 1990	117 Rooms, including 2 Suites	2nd Hilton hotel in Istanbul;
4	Swissotel Istanbul The Bosphorus Hotel	00 Jan 1991	497 Rooms and 63 Suites
5	Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul Hotel Çiragan Palace Çırağan Palace , a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel of the Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located on the European shore of the Bosporus between Beşiktaş and Ortaköy in Istanbul, Turkey.- History :...	00 Jan 1991	282 Rooms, 20 Hotel Suites and 11 Palace Suites
6	Grand Hyatt Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 1991	360 Rooms and Suites
7	Conrad Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 1992	590 Rooms, including 35 Suites
8	Renaissance Polat Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 1993	414 Rooms
9	Four Seasons Istanbul Hotel in Sultanahmet Sultanahmet Jail Sultanahmet Jail , a former prison in Istanbul, Turkey, is now the luxury Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet. It is located in Sultanahmet neighborhood of Eminönü district on the historical peninsula.- History :...	00 Jan 1996	65 Rooms and Suites
10	Ceylan Intercontinental Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 1996	388 Rooms, including 54 Suites	Originally built in 1975, the building previously served as Sheraton hotel between 1975 and 1995.
11	Radisson Blu Airport & Conference Hotel, Istanbul	00 Jan 1999	325 Rooms, including 7 Executive Suites
12	Ritz-Carlton Istanbul Hotel	00 Oct 2001	244 Rooms, including 23 Suites
13	Ramada Kaya Plaza Hotel	00 Sep 2002	317 Rooms, including 12 Suites and 1 Presidential Suite
14	Mövenpick Istanbul Hotel	00 Jan 2003	249 Rooms, including 21 Suites and 1 Skyline Deluxe Suite
15	Holiday Inn Istanbul City Hotel	00 Jul 2003	203 Rooms and 7 Suites
16	Barceló Eresin Hotel	00 Dec 2004	250 Rooms
17	Radisson Blu Bosphorus Hotel	00 Dec 2005	120 Rooms, including 9 Junior Suites, 2 Suites and 2 Bosphorus Terrace Suites	2nd Radisson Blu hotel in Istanbul;
18	Ramada Plaza Istanbul City Center Hotel	00 Dec 2005	162 Rooms, 12 Suites and 2 Penthouse Suites	2nd Ramada Plaza hotel in Istanbul;
19	Barceló Saray Hotel	00 Jun 2006	96 Rooms	2nd Barceló hotel in Istanbul;
20	Novotel Istanbul Hotel	00 Mar 2007	208 Rooms, including 6 Suites
21	Hotel Ibis Istanbul	00 Mar 2007	228 Rooms
22	Sheraton Istanbul Maslak Hotel	00 May 2007	305 Rooms
23	Ramada Istanbul Old City Hotel	00 Jul 2007	98 Rooms and 2 Suites	3rd Ramada hotel in Istanbul;
24	Istanbul Marriott Hotel Asia	00 Aug 2007	219 Rooms and 19 Suites	First international chain hotel opened on the Asian side of Istanbul;
25	Kempinski Residences Astoria Istanbul	00 Aug 2007	30 Serviced Residences	2nd Kempinski property in Istanbul;
26	Holiday Inn Istanbul Airport North Hotel	00 Nov 2007	330 Rooms	2nd Holiday Inn hotel in Istanbul;
27	W Hotel Istanbul	00 Apr 2008	106 Rooms and 28 Suites	First W hotel opened in Europe;
28	Crowne Plaza Istanbul Old City Hotel	00 May 2008	265 Rooms, 16 Suites and 1 Presidential Suite
29	Four Seasons on the Bosphorus Hotel	00 Jun 2008	170 Rooms, including 25 Suites	2nd Four Seasons hotel in Istanbul;
30	Park Hyatt Istanbul Maçka Palas Hotel	00 Nov 2008	90 Rooms and Suites	2nd Hyatt hotel in Istanbul;
31	Sheraton Istanbul Ataköy Hotel	00 Feb 2009	285 Rooms, including 24 Suites	2nd Sheraton hotel in Istanbul;
32	Courtyard by Marriott Hotel - Istanbul International Airport	00 May 2009	262 Rooms
33	Holiday Inn Istanbul - Şişli Hotel	00 Jun 2009	168 Rooms and Suites	3rd Holiday Inn hotel in Istanbul;
34	Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul - Old City Hotel	00 Feb 2011	171 Rooms, including 7 Suites
35	The Istanbul Edition Hotel	00 Feb 2011	78 Rooms and 1 Full-Floor Penthouse	First Edition hotel opened in Europe;
36	Crowne Plaza Istanbul Harbiye Hotel	00 Mar 2011	285 Rooms, including 12 Suites and 1 Presidential Suite	2nd Crowne Plaza hotel in Istanbul;
37	Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul - Moda Hotel	00 Mar 2011	247 Rooms, including 28 Suites	2nd Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Istanbul;
38	Crowne Plaza Istanbul Asia Hotel	00 Apr 2011	336 Rooms and 18 Suites	3rd Crowne Plaza hotel in Istanbul; 2nd international chain hotel opened on the Asian side of Istanbul;
39	Holiday Inn Express Istanbul Altunizade Hotel	00 Sep 2011	76 Rooms	3rd international chain hotel opened on the Asian side of Istanbul;
40	Hilton Garden Inn Istanbul Golden Horn Hotel	00 Sep 2011	210 Rooms, including 4 Suites
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Future openings:

Name	Projected Date of Opening	Number of Rooms (Including Suites)	Notes
Holiday Inn Express Istanbul - Bayrampaşa Hotel	December 2011	128 Rooms	To be the 2nd Holiday Inn Express hotel in Istanbul;
Ramada Istanbul Asia Hotel	December 2011	92 Rooms	To be the 4th Ramada hotel in Istanbul; to be the 4th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul
Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel	January 2012	259 Rooms, including 34 Suites and 21 Serviced Apartments
Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Bayrampaşa Hotel	January 2012	273 Rooms and 10 Suites	To be the 4th Crowne Plaza hotel in Istanbul;
Renaissance Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel	January 2012	212 Rooms	To be the 2nd Renaissance hotel in Istanbul;
Doubletree by Hilton Istanbul Avcılar Hotel	January 2012	227 Rooms	To be the 3rd Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Istanbul;
Radisson Blu Hotel, Istanbul Asia	Early 2012	195 Rooms, including 8 Suites	To be the 3rd Radisson Blu hotel in Istanbul; to be the 5th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul;
Crowne Plaza Istanbul Hagia Sophia Hotel	February 2012	63 Rooms	To be the 5th Crowne Plaza hotel in Istanbul;
Hampton by Hilton Istanbul Kayaşehir Hotel	June 2012	144 Rooms
Holiday Inn Express Istanbul Ümraniye Hotel	Summer of 2012	110 Rooms	To be the 3rd Holiday Inn Express hotel in Istanbul; to be the 6th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul;
Wyndham Istanbul Kalamış Marina Hotel	August 2012	211 Rooms, inclduing 1 Presidential Suite	To be the 7th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul;
Radisson Blu Hotel, Istanbul Şişli	Third quarter of 2012	305 Rooms	To be the 4th Radisson Blu hotel in Istanbul;
Hilton Garden Inn Istanbul Bostancı Hotel	Third quarter of 2012	147 Rooms, including 4 Suites	To be the 2nd Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Istanbul; to be the 8th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul;
Hotel Ibis Esenyurt Istanbul	October 2012	150 Rooms	To be the 2nd Ibis hotel in Istanbul;
Wyndham Petek Istanbul Hotel	Autumn of 2012	306 Rooms, including 24 Suites and 40 Extended-Stay Apartments	To be the 2nd Wyndham hotel in Istanbul;
Shangri-La Hotel, Istanbul	Fourth quarter of 2012	186 Rooms
Raffles Istanbul Zorlu Center Hotel	Fourth quarter of 2012	130 Rooms and 50 Suites
Radisson Blu Golden Horn Hotel, Istanbul	First quarter of 2013	133 Rooms	To be the 5th Radisson Blu hotel in Istanbul;
Crowne Plaza Istanbul - Ümraniye Hotel	March 2013	156 Rooms, 30 Junior Suites and 10 Suites	To be the 6th Crowne Plaza hotel in Istanbul; to be the 9th international chain hotel to open on the Asian side of Istanbul;
Hilton Garden Inn Istanbul Airport Hotel	End of 2013	227 Rooms	To be the 3rd Hilton Garden Inn hotel in Istanbul;
Novotel Istanbul Karaköy Hotel	January 2014	200 Rooms, including 21 Suites	To be the 2nd Novotel hotel in Istanbul;