We stayed at the Ritz Carlton-Istanbul May 27-June 2, 2009, during our Girls Week Vacation and enjoyed our stay at the Ritz. Postivite points.... Restaurants: Apart of our vacation package, we were able to eat the breakfast buffet in the main restaurant. The buffet has a wonderful mix of traditional Turkish, European, and Western cuisine. The wait staff immediately sat... more

I've been there with my close friend and all I remember that I was in a dream :) We had a room facing Bosforos and it can't be any better to sit in front of window, (there is a cosy armchair, it could be used for two) drink wine and watch colors of the bridge changing!!! The service was great... more

Typical Ritz-Carlton hotel: elegant, well-appointed with excellent service. The breakfast is really well done and the space it's served in has amazing views. The room I had also had really nice views of the Bosphorus. The spa and hamam services are also really good. A couple negatives: our first room was over some kind of night club and even though... more

This hotel was suggested by my friend ,who is travel agent I stayed in this hotel for 4 days 3 nights It has good location You can view bosphoous from your room Room was spacious neat clean ,with all the aminities Bathroom was big comfortable Food was excellent. Breakfast was excellent as I did not find problem for pure veg... more

I stayed at Ritz Carlton for 6 days on January. I had an amazing stay! The staff is helpfull and gentle, it's a nice luxury hotel. more

The Hotel combines traditional turkish elements with an extremely modern hotel. The breakfast area overlooks the bhosphorus and is a treat. The underground pool is great and the rooms and bathrooms luxurious. more

we went as a family with children aged 11 & 13 yr old. we had a fantastic time. The hotel service was brill. the rooms and the facilities were superb. Buffet breakfast had a wide selection and the use of the pool and spa were an added bonus.Location was fine had a good view of sea. more

My friend and I stayed at the R.C. as our "home base" while traveling around Turkey. Our first room was very nice, spacious, clean but could have benefited from a carpet replacement. After tyraveling around and returning exhausted, the staff kindly upgraded up to a wonderful suite. We barely got anything done in Istanbul because we were lounging around the... more

Thought I would comment on this hotel as was disapointed in it from the beguinning, but it grew on me whilst I stayed two nights. Essentially it has a very traditional style that goes beyond its 8 years of age. They are going through a rooms refurbishment which should help but in a credit crunch this might take sometime. If... more