travel42 Hotel Review: Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul

Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Located in a 1930s tobacco warehouse (and later a TV factory) on the waterfront, in the busy central neighborhood of Besiktas, the Shangri-La is popular with both affluent families and business travelers. The hotel is situated directly behind the bustling Besiktas Hatlari Ferry Port, with regular boats running across the Bosporus to Kadikoy and up to Eminonu near Sultahahmet.

The property is also located near several small museums connected to the royal r...