Hotel Antique Istanbul

... (the best kind) 3pm flight back to Istanbul.  From the airport, we grabbed a shuttle directly to our hotel. I love our hotel in Istanbul – a boutique place called the Aruna Hotel.  It is very charming and quaint!  Our room has rich, ...

... ! We walked on past a guy cutting the biggest kebab we have ever seen (there is no shortage of eating places in Istanbul), little roasting spatchcocks on the rotisserie, beautiful bakeries until we just had to stop (for coffee... and just a little taste ...

... street that is full of trendy restuarants and shops. At night people walk up and down the street. Places we stayed while in Istanbul: Antique Hostel (great place, very clean and good service), I think it was 13 Euro a night for the dorm and Nobel ...

... dozens of music-related businesses... insturment shops, recording studios, grand piano dealers... could our new hotel really be half a block from the music district of Istanbul?!    But still, we can't find Sound Fabrika.  We ask someone ...

... daily life really.  We headed back to our hotel and make plans to explore this city even more tomorrow.  I think Troy loves Istanbul just a bit...... he always saying what a great city this is so I think he is loving it. Well we both love ...

... meal albeit expensive at around $40 with a glass of wine. Off to bed after my first day in Turkey. Istanbul Tuesday 4-27 I awoke to a beautiful sunny day. Breakfast was in the same top terrace restaurant as dinner the night ...

... from where the Sultans of the  Ottoman Empire ruled from 1479 until the middle of the 19th century, along with the Istanbul Archaeological museum, reputedly one of the best in the world.   The museum lived up to it's reputation, it contains ...

... let her on with her 4 carry-ons, don't know if she paid more or not. An hour and a half later, we land in Istanbul. More language barrier problems. Our driver knows exactly 1 word in English, "hello". So we have an interesting time during the hour ...

... day for me.  Jenni said this is travelers initiation and it is worse when traveling to S. America.  Other than today, Istanbul is the most amazing place I have been.  The history, buildings, people, and culture are fascinating.  On ...

... leave, its a very enjoyable spot to sit and do some people watching. So Heather and I are sitting there on the streets of Istanbul eating a kebab and I'm having a beer (water for her) listening to the call to prayer bounce from mosque to mosque, and ...

After an afternoon flight from Heathrow we had our first evening in Istanbul. The hotel is small and central and will be nicer in the summer when the garden at the rear will be open. Despite the cool weather we sat on the roof terrace and had ...

... our way out to Luton airport to board out easyJet flight to Istanbul. Be it tiredness or the comforting movement On landing at Istanbul airport, Donna and I  made our way through all the tour operators and sheepish followers, to catch a bus into the ...

... to get the 5:20am metro to the airport and then checked in. The flight was comfortable and thankfully not totally full. We got to Istanbul by around 12:30pm and then grabbed a cab to the hostel, yes grabbed a cab, after fighting metros in all the cities ...

... is rich with its marvillous nature, lies in two continents and mixes different ages of history like a sweet fruits coctail  Istanbul is one of the largest cities & fast growing cities in the world. Besides its distinctive location splitting ...

Our first full day in Istanbul was like this.  We began with an interesting breakfast buffet of salty cheeses, olives, dried fruits, fresh cherries, boiled eggs, breads, salads and some unknowns.  We will be able to meet our goat cheese and ...

... not like madmen……as I say this, I’m thinking about my last year’s trip to Egypt!    The Istanbul Conrad Hotel, well, what can I say about the hotel.  It was absolutely g o r g e o u s.  A big huge ...

... through all the beautiful stained glass windows. Lots to see here and most of the sights are just around the corner from our hotel the Nayla Palace Hotel (across the street from the Antique Hotel and half the price), clean and nice bedding and ...

We arrived in Istanbul in the evening and were expressed to our hotel at well over the speed limit but we didn't care. As soon as the driver turned off into the cobbled streets of Sultanahmet we knew we were on a winner.  After we'd checked in the ...

... in our hotel. It is on the first floor and has a window right out to the street (eeekk!). It has AC and antique furniture including a bronze bed, armoire, chest, and wing-back chair.It is quite impressive in it's simplicity. The bathroom is totally ...