Karakoy Rooms

And what rooms they are. The so-called standard rooms are nothing of the sort — you’ve got to admire a hotel that can be humble about these crisply updated antique spaces, with their parquet floors, modernist furnishings and fine, fine fabrics. The deluxe rooms expand to fit their name, and the studios are spacious indeed — perhaps not quite the size of dance studios, but certainly more ambitious than studio apartments.

The only thing standing between these rooms and total self-sufficiency is the lack of kitchens. Fortunately the hotel’s own restaurant proves more than adequate, and, a good omen, seems to be a local favorite. You could get away, in fact, with shutting yourself in for some length of time — but let’s face it, you’re in Karaköy to see the town, not to hide away.