A'jia Hotel

NileGuide Expert tip:

Local arrive to A'ija for dinner as well, therefore do make reservation for dinner if you plan on eating at the hotel -which you should at least for one night, because the food is delicious.

Description:

• The contemporary design of this sleek and stylish romantic getaway carries this traditional Ottoman yali into the 21st century. The property was originally the stately mansion of the Turkish journalist and politician, Ahmet Rasim. In the 1970s, the house was converted into an elementary school (in fact, students still drop by to have a look). Accommodations range from sublime to otherworldly: ergonometric king-size beds, oversize goose feather pillows, oversize bathtubs, and picture windows for optimal Bosphorus views. The mezzanine suite (with the tub next to the bed) is host to many a romantic interlude; the management recently obliged by pasting rose petals on the glass to spell out "will you marry me?"

• © Frommer's 2013

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Highly Recommended 2010