A delightful boutique hotel of outstanding individuality and charm created in a converted, refurbished 19th century Ottoman mansion, proud to uphold the traditions of Old World Turkish hospitality. Like in old Ottoman Turkish mansions, an unpretentious facade conceals an interior reminiscent of the delicacy of Wedgwood china or a Fabergé egg.
It is often said that you get what you pay for, but it is our firm belief that the Hotel Valide Sultan Konagi offers much more value than is reflected in its room rates. This affordable pricing policy is due to the desire of the owners and management to make these boutique hotel accommodations accessible to more guests to enjoy, not just the very affluent.
Film buffs will remember this palace from the movie “Topkapi” starring Melina Mercouri, Tony Curtis and Peter Ustinov– more on this subject when we come to describe the view from the hotel’s rooftop restaurant.
A leisurely 5 minute walk and you come to St. Sophia, the great basilica built by the Emperor Justinian, and across the fronting plaza you behold the superb Blue Mosque.
All around you are other treasures, among them Yerebatan Saray (Sunken Palace), an ancient cistern that saw world-wide exposure in the film “From Russia with Love” when James Bond rowed between its 336 columns.
Also, the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, the Mosaic Museum, the Vakiflar Carpet Museum, the Binbirdirek Cistern and the Hippodrome with its 3500-year-old Egyptian obelisk are all here – after all, here you are in the heart of historic Istanbul, ancient Constantinople, New Rome, the original Big Apple of legendary fame in Norse tales. (Sorry, New York, but this city was renowned as the Big Apple when the Indians still owned Manhattan!)
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