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Frommer's Exceptional

The Swissôtel is one of those brands that says quality, luxury, sophistication, and understated elegance, and the Istanbul location is no exception. The hotel sits on a wooded hill just opposite Dolmabahçe Palace on 64 acres of grounds that were once part of the palace gardens. And with the tramway to Sultanahmet, the funicular up to Taksim, and buses up the Bosphorus just a stone's throw away, the location could not be better. Speaking of the Bosphorus, this hotel makes the most of views of the waterway by providing some sort of view from most of the hotel's 600 units. Levels of luxury vary from standard rooms to Executive and on to Panorama Suites, but everybody gets some. Facilities: 4 restaurants; 5 bars; indoor and outdoor pool; fitness room; hamam; Jacuzzi; sauna; concierge; shopping arcade; hairdresser; business center; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; 24-hr. laundry service; dry cleaning; florist; nonsmoking rooms; elevator; meeting facilities; 24-hr. medical service; Wi-Fi

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Istanbul, 1st Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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