travel42 Hotel Review: Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet

Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in the heart of the Sultanahmet historic district, just two blocks from Sultanahamet Square, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Basilica Cistern and Topkapi Palace, this is one of the best-situated of all of Istanbul's leading hotels.

The large, unusually-designed structure was built in the 17th century as a prison for royalty being held captive during the Ottoman Empire. The building continued to be used as a prison up until the 1980s, for detent...