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Raffles Istanbul Awarded with 5-Stars by Forbes Travel Guide as the Pinnacle in Luxury Hospitality.

For the 4th consecutive year, Raffles Istanbul joins an elite circle of the best-rated hotels in the world, among the 2022 star inners.

Forbes Travel Guide (“FTG”), the world-renowned and only global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, and spas, today announced its annual Star Rating list, presenting Raffles Istanbul with a new Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Recommended hotel award. Raffles Istanbul is showcased with all of the Star Award winners on ForbesTravelGuide.com.

Raffles Istanbul, the only hotel in Turkey to receive a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star award for the 4th consecutive year, offers breathtaking views of the Bosphorus, Prince Islands, and the city’s historic peninsula. The chic, design-focused property, located at the electric Zorlu Center where high fashion, performance, and art converge, is a luxury oasis in the heart of Istanbul. The hotel offers 136 guestrooms, 49 suites, and 66 residences as well as the acclaimed Raffles Spa, meetings and event space, two restaurants including the awarded Pan-Asian Isokyo restaurant.

“Our utmost priority is to continuously innovate and provide our guests with distinct experiences in the heart of emotional luxury, forthwith their arrival to our property,” said Andrew Steele, General Manager of Raffles Istanbul. It is an honor to be the only property in Turkey to receive the 5-star rating for the 4th consecutive year. We are proud to achieve this prestigious accolade and the opportunity to shine in the light of our unique and tailor-made experiences.”

 

Raffles Istanbul, the only hotel from Turkey listed among Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2021’s “50 Best Hotels in the World”.

Conde Nast Traveler, announced its annual “Readers’ Choice Awards”, naming Raffles Istanbul the “3rd Best Hotel in the World” and “Top Hotel in Turkey & Greece.”

This is the 5th time that the magazine has featured Raffles Istanbul in a coveted ranking; in 2015, Raffles Istanbul was named in the “Hot List”, an editors’ choice of new, transformative hotels, which noted the hotel’s impressive facilities, contemporary art collection and stunning views on the Bosphorus. The hotel has received Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards in 2017, 2018 and 2020. Furthermore, since its opening in 2014, Raffles Istanbul has received priceless awards, including the Forbes Travel Guide 5 Star Rating.

Conde Nast Traveler, announced its annual “Readers’ Choice Awards”, naming Raffles Istanbul the “Best Hotel” in the World and Turkey.” Raffles Istanbul joins the world’s top hotels on https://www.cntraveler.com/the-bests/readers-choice-awards.

Every year for the Readers’ Choice Award survey, Conde Nast Traveler asks readers to rate on their travel experiences around the globe to share their opinions on top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, spas and more. Individual readers’ votes and feedback are determining the ratings.

Raffles Istanbul was the only hotel in Turkey to receive the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Award in 2020 in the World’s Best and TOP 10 Europe categories.

Today, we announce with our utmost pleasure that Travel + leisure unveiled its 25th annual World’s Best Awards 2020, naming Raffles Istanbul as ‘’Best City Hotel’’ in Europe.  The only hotel from Turkey to be featured in this year’s ‘’World’s Best Awards’’ joining the top hotels in this pinnacle of awards within the luxury travel industry.

“At Raffles Istanbul, we consistently seek to innovate by providing all guests with unparalleled experiences with the light of emotional luxury from the moment they step onto the property. It is an immense honor to be recognized as the ‘’Best City Hotel in Europe’’ among some of the finest properties in the world. We are incredibly proud not only to achieve this prestigious accolade, but also for the opportunity to once again put our amenities, guest services and unique and authentic experiences in the spotlight’’

Christian Hirt
General Manager