Located in Istanbul’s award-winning Zorlu Center – comprising a high-end shopping centre and striking performance venue – Raffles Istanbul is a modern, multi-storey hotel offering world-class service and a taste of contemporary Turkey. Public areas are dotted with Ottoman-inspired glass panels, and its walls adorned with a carefully curated collection of Turkish and international art. Guests are invited to take a guided hotel art tour with the hotel’s Art & Style Concierges. These specialist assistants can also help with visits to the performing arts centre, world-class galleries and museums and with personal shopping assistance. The hotel’s generously proportioned rooms are classically beautiful with neutral tones and exquisite touches of texture and colour, including artworks paying homage to the city’s iconic Blue Mosque. All rooms and suites boast floor- to-ceiling windows and a private balcony. Every guest at Raffles Istanbul is assigned a personal butler, to ensure their every desire is taken care of. For the ultimate in grandeur, the Lux Traveller

recommends the Raffles Suite, designed with distinguished guests in mind. The salon features a grand piano and windows overlooking the Bosphorus and two continents. There’s also an enormous private terrace, dining room for 10, a lavish master bedroom, cinema room, private gym and kitchenette with temperature-controlled wine cabinet. A stay in this unrivalled suite comes with complimentary helicopter transfers, chilled Champagne, personalised bathrobes, and a couple massage.

The hotel’s two restaurants and patisserie each offer their own distinct atmosphere with high-end menus featuring Pan-Asian and Turkish contemporary cuisine, as well as international dishes.

The hotel’s fitness centre and gym are supported by a personal trainer. But when it’s time to unwind, there’s no better place than the sublime Raffles Spa, a cornucopia of pools, saunas, steam rooms and hammams, with seven treatment rooms and two VIP spa suites.