This 5 star luxury hotel crowned by excellent Kempinski service is also the first Turkish member of The Leading Hotels of the World. With its 313 rooms including 20 suites in the hotel and 11 suites in the historical Palace, it reflects a harmonious blend of the old and the new, and every modern convinience for both the leisure and the business traveler. Guests staying at the Palace suits including the Sultan Suit, one of the biggest in Europe with over 376 square meters, two master bedrooms, and an astonishing marble bathroom with gold plated taps, enjoy 24 hour private butler service and absolute privacy including a private entrance and a lounge.
The Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul offers a rich variety of restaurants all offering a balcony or a terrace overlooking Bosphorus, and seat between 90 to 200 diners. The Gazebo Lounge serves a fine selection of international cuisine, and hosts the city’s popular, sumptuous Afternoon Tea every day between 15.00-19.00 hrs. Gazebo is at the same time one of the “to see and to be seen” points of the city, and the hotel’s private patisserie specializing in traditional Turkish delicacies, innovative chocolate sculptures, and French pastries. The elegant and award-winning Tuğra Restaurant & Lounge located in the first floor of the historical Palace serves the best of traditional and modern Turkish and Ottoman Cuisine in dinners that absolutely become palatal rituals. The main breakfast lounge of the hotel, Laledan Restaurant is famous for the city’s best Sunday brunches as well. Laledan serves a healthy and fast Business Lunch (except for Sundays); and in the evenings an authentic local seafood experience with hot and cold “mezzes”, daily fish, a wide selection of "rakı" and exclusively paired wine varieties. Çırağan Bosphorus Barbeque is a delicious outdoor barbeque restaurant on the shores of Bosphorus is where the city’s heart beats.
Le Fumoir Bar has a posh ambiance with a striking Far Eastern décor, premium cognacs, quality malts and a fine selection of wines and champagnes, enticing cocktails, quality cigars served in handmade humidors. Çırağan Bar entertains its guests with live jazz music every evening with the best of champagne and martini cocktails, cognac, liqueurs and more with a delicious oriental tapas selection.
Be it for leisure or business, everything is at your service during your stay... The 24 hours operating Çırağan Palace Kempinski Spa managed by Sanitas, infinity pool which gives you the feeling of floating on the Bosphorus, an authentic Turkish Bath/”Hamam” where you can enjoy the very special, traditional Turkish massage and bath, 24 hour operating room service, Business Center, laundry /dry cleaning, and an expert Concierge that can arrange anything and everything for you around the city.
Being a landmark, Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul always hosts the most prestigious events, meetings and extravagant weddings of the city. With its absolutely romantic spacious wedding terrace, and the Ballroom overlooking Bosphorus, it is “the” wedding venue, and a top choice for romantic honeymoon destinations worldwide. The Palace’s 14 function rooms, plus the five at the hotel containing the state-of-the-art-technology provide unparalleled comfort to ensure the most productive and absolutely flawless meetings and events of any kind accommodating from 10 to 2000 people.
Since its opening in 1990, Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul has hosted countless eminent figures including heads of state, royalty, artists and celebrities... Luciano Pavarotti, John F. Kennedy Jr., Robert De Niro, Donna Karan, Michael Schumacher, Silvio Berlusconi, Bernard Lacoste, Sophia Loren, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Kofi Annan, Queen Beatrica of Holland, Oprah Winfrey, and U2 are only a few to mention.
Located in the heart of the city center near Beşiktaş 45 minute drive from the Atatürk International Airport, close to Istanbul’s business district as well as its historic and cultural sites, the Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul is the only hotel of Turkey reachable three ways. Airport transfer service by a private fleet whether by limousine, luxurious van, the only rentable Maybach of the city, helicopter, or boat allows its guests to begin their Çırağan experience the moment they step into this majestic city.
For further press information contact:
Çiler Ilhan • Public Relations Manager • Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
Çırağan Caddesi 32 • 34349 Istanbul • Turkey
Tel +90 212 259 03 73 • Fax +90 212 259 03 72
ciler.ilhan@kempinski.com • www.kempinski.com/istanbul