Postcard from G. M., New York, NY
My husband and I and our two children spent the last week in August in Istanbul, staying at the new Four Seasons at the Bosphorus, which I would highly recommend. The hotel is located in an old palace with the guest rooms housed in two new wings. The hotel is right on the river, so it has amazing views, especially from the pool, which has a resorty feel, like you’re in Sardinia or Capri. In the morning, we had guides take us around for sightseeing, and in the afternoon, we mostly lounged by the pool, so it was the perfect combination of culture and relaxing, a resort vacation in the city. I had heard that the original Four Seasons was better situated in terms of sightseeing, but it took us 15 minutes with a cab to get to almost everything, so I thought it was just as convenient.
The rooms are done in the typical Four Seasons style: understated and elegant with big bathrooms and flatscreen televisions. We didn’t...
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