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You may already have read about Nişantaşı if
you enjoy the novels of Nobel laureate Orhan
Pamuk. It was in this district
northeast of Taksim
Square and Harbiye that the author lived and learned to
write (map).
This upscale residential and commercial
district is named for a Nişan
Taşı (Monumental Stone,
in this case an obelisk) at the intersection
of Valikonağı Caddesi and Abdi İpekçi
Caddesi.
Today Nişantaşı and neighboring Teşvikiye are tony, upscale residential, shopping
and office districts with numerous
chic hotels and short-term apartment
complexes.
The advantages of
staying here? Status, shopping, chic
cafés and pastry shops, great little
restaurants, close to the Lütfi Kırdar
Convention and Exhibition Centre, the
Hilton Conference Center and the Military
Museum, and
not all that far from Taksim
Square and Istiklal
Caddesi.
Disadvantages? Lodgings are pricey
(though luxurious), and you're a distance—through
Istanbul's fierce traffic—from the
major sights around Sultanahmet
Square.
The
Sofa Residences
Luxury, style and convenience: designed
by a prominent Istanbul architect,
exclusively suites, equipped with
all the comforts (including a gym,
sauna and jacuzzi, and near to two
major meeting venues. Sophisticated
short-term rental apartments in one of Istanbul's most
upscale neighborhoods. More...
Gallery Residence
Complimentary
breakfast is included, and fine restaurants are near, but you still have your
own kitchen for comfy dine-in evenings. The
street in front is busy during the
day, quieter at night. More...
Mega Residence
Close to the
Lütfi Kırdar Centre and Maçka
Park, with
fine views over the city and—how can
you go wrong?—a restaurant name Chocolate. More...
Bentley Hotel
Located on Halaskargazi Caddesi, the
northern extension of Cumhuriyet
Caddesi, this upscale hotel is right
around the corner from Nişantaşı,
and close to the Osmanbey Metro station
for easy transport to Taksim
Square,
Tünel
Square and the cafés, tavernas,
restaurants, boutiques, galleries
and shops of Istiklal
Caddesi and Beyoğlu. More...
Five Boutique Hotel
This cute little place on a quiet side
street only a half-block from
busy Cumhuriyet Caddesi and Harbiye is within a three-minute walk of
the Military
Museum, and 10 minutes
or less to the Lütfi Kırdar Centre,
the Hilton Conference Center, and
trendy Nişantaşı. But at the Five,
you'll feel as though
you're in a bit of 19th-century Constantinople. More...
To get to your hotel, it's easy to reserve
a value-priced private
airport transfer to
the hotel in a Mercedes-Benz or
equivalent vehicle that costs only
slightly more than a taxi,
and significantly less than two taxis
(which you'll need if you have four
or people and/or lots of luggage),
and far
more pleasant, comfortable and trustworthy. More...
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