There are hotels and there are hotels and the Pera Palace (www.perapalace.com) is truly a class above! It is luxurious with wonderful architecture and interiors. But what stands out for Steph and Ollie is the o incredible sense of history which gives the hotel a character and magic that no money can buy,
It is a hotel-museum. First opened in 1895 to welcome visitors from the Orient Express, it has been a witness to some of the greatest figures in modern history, lasting through the reigns of three Ottoman sultans, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the New Turkish Republic - and also contains some incredible mysteries, including one about Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express there.
Please check out the wonderful Netflix series set at the Pera Palace which involves time travel and going back to the time of Agatha Christie! 'Midnight at the Pera Palace'.
Room 101, exhibiting the traces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, preserving the splendour of that period with its grandeur and opening its gates to travel in time; can be visited by everyone between 10.00-11.00 and 15.00-16.00 every day at Pera Palace Hotel.
The hotel also has an amazing tea room. And the KUBBELI LOUNGE with the incredible domes features in the Michelin Guide.
Please see www.perapalace.com.
With thanks to the wonderful
Barış Atik - Director of Sales & Marketing - Pera Palace Hotel