Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus

Design Aesthetic:

• Light interiors of marble and glass with Turkish decorative touches and traditional artwork
• Shades of aqua, silver and taupe reflect hues of the Bosphorus

Architect: TAM – Turgut Alton Mimarlık

Interior Designer(s): Sinan Kafadar – Metex Design Group

History:

• Former 19th-century Ottoman palace known as Atik Pasha
• Built as a secondary residence near the Sultan’s principal summer palace on the Bosphorus
• Converted to a Four Seasons hotel in 2008

Location: Overlooks Bosphorus, at the centre of city's thriving modern heart

Design Aesthetic:

• Subtle and understated, decorated in light marble with coloured mosaic tiles and paintings by contemporary Turkish artist Ergin Atlihan
• Hammams (Turkish baths) of Marmara marble and local materials
• Eight-edged star motif symbolising the eight gates to heaven in the Seljuk Empire

Number of Treatment Rooms: 10

Signature Treatment:

• Private Hammam Moments (two hours)

Examples of Locally Sourced Ingredients:

• Wild sea bass
• Organic honey
• Olive oil and olives
• Trakya young lamb
• 30 day aged beef rib
• Aegean herbs
• Organic yogurts
• Çanakkale tomatoes

Restaurant: AQUA Restaurant and Bar

• Cuisine: Seafood
• Signature Dish: John dory pot (confit artichokes, champagne sauce, clam , confit lemon, basil)
• Table Seating: 68
• Loca Seating: 24

Restaurant: Yalı & The Bar

• Cuisine: International all-day dining
• Signature Dishes:
  • Tagliatelle prawn (shrimps, light garlic cream sauce, shellfish and tomato reduction, lemon confit)
  • Seared tuna (potato, beans, olives, tomato, lettuce, capers, red onion, pesto, orange sabayon)
• The Bar Seating: 12
• Lounge Seating: 24
• Dome Seating: 44
• Canopy Seating: 12
  

Restaurant: Yasemin

• Cuisine: Tea time and Turkish dishes
• Signature Dishes:
  • Alinazik (charred eggplant, yoghurt, charred tomato and pepper)
  • Tea time
• Indoor Seating: 24
• Canopy Grace Brands Seating: 22

Restaurant: Ocakbaşı

• Cuisine: Kebabs and mezze
• Signature Dishes: “Urfa” kebab (non spicy)
• Outdoor Seating: 60
• Dome Seating: 32

Pools:

• Number of Pools: 2

Fitness Facilities:

• Size: 324 sq m / 3,487 sq ft
• Sample Fitness Activities:
  • Personal training sessions
  • Basic and ball Pilates, stretching

Outdoor Banquet Capacity: 1,000

Breakout Spaces: 6

Private Dining Room: 30

Unique Meeting and Event Facilities: Wedding Garden on the waterfront for social occasions and other events