Istanbul Trails ~ Your Istanbul Tourist & Expat Travel Guide
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Below you will find an overview of 5-star hotels in the historical part of Istanbul. By clicking on a hotel name, you can obtain detailed information about the hotel, provided by either Booking.com or the hotel’s own website.
The overview by no means lists all 5-star hotels in this area. The hotel list is based on [...]
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Istanbul is a huge city, consisting of no less than 27 districts. Each of these districts contain several towns – among which famous ones like Sultanahmet and Taksim. Luckily, finding your way around town as a tourist is not that difficult as long as you keep the big picture in mind. I therefore divided the [...]
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After you made up your mind about how many stars your hotel should have and in what area your hotel should be located, it’s time to pick and book one. You of course want to get it at the best possible rate, with the highest discount available. In order to get a good deal, you [...]
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Istanbul has six Tourist Information Offices (Turist Danışma Ofisi), which are all located on the European side. To provide you with an accurate overview, I contacted each and every one of them.
As it turned out, the different offices have varying opening hours. Moreover, while most open their doors every day, due to a shortage of [...]
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There are basically two options: south of the Golden Horn or north of it.
The good news is that there is no good or bad area. It’s just a matter of preference. The bad news is that you should expect to spend plenty of time in taxis, regardless of the area you choose. Why? Because most [...]
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