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| Hotel Valide Sultan Konagi, a delightful boutique hotel of outstanding individuality and charm created in a converted, refurbished 19th century Ottoman mansion, proud to uphold the traditions of Old World Turkish hospitality. The hotel is located right in the heart of the Ancient City, the city of Caesars and Sultans, one of the oldest, most exciting and exotic cities in the world, Istanbul. Hotel Valide Sultan Konagi is proud to serve those guests who prize the unique ambience and charm of a bygone age as well as comfort, care and convenience.
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| Room information |
| Valide Sultan is the name of the Queen Mother - the 2nd most important person in the Ottoman Empire after her son, the sultan (emperor). The Hotel Valide Sultan Konagi, or Mansion of the Queen Mother, is located appropriately just outside the walls of Topkapi Palace in Sultanahmet, Istanbul. Grand (for its size), with a true Ottoman feeling to it: the hotel offers gilded furniture, rich curtains and mouldings, many mirrors, and Queen Motherly touches of decor in many of the rooms. The Valide Sultan's location is excellent. At the quiet northern end of Kutllugun Sok, right across the street from the Four Season Hotel. Ayasofya (St.Sophia) and the gate to Topkapi Palace are both a 2-minute walk away. The hotel's roof terrace has unobstructed views of the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara, St.Sophia and of the Topkapi Palace walls. |
| Area information |
| The location of Hotel Valide Sultan Konagi is absolutely ideal for sightseeing since all the major attractions of the ancient city are on your doorstep. The hotel overlooks the grounds of Topkapi Palace, the storied abode of the Ottoman Sultans, and the palace gate is a stone’s throw from the hotel entrance. A leisurely 5 minutes walk and you come to St. Sophia, the great basilica built by the Emperor Justinian, and across the fronting plaza you behold the superb Blue Mosque. The Grand Bazaar, that unsurpassed shopping paradise where one can spend many delightful hours and even whole days browsing, is just an easy 15 minute walk from the hotel. |
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