You know what pairs perfectly with centuries of imperial history? A sweeping view of the Golden…read moreHorn. Pierre Loti Hill delivers with just enough haze to make you question if you're in a 19th-century French travel memoir. This Hill was named after the French naval officer/romantic writer who had an Ottoman obsession. The hill now offers Istanbul's most melodramatic lookout spot. Take the cable car up if you're feeling lazy or full of baklava. Once there, sit under ivy-laced trellises at a café and gaze at the Bosphorus. If you squint, you can see minarets, ferries, rooftops, and centuries layered like baklava sheets. Just try not to Instagram it immediately, this view deserves at least a moment of hushed awe before the filters swarm in and take over.

Usually I don't give out 1 star reviews but the food in this place was truly bad. Just to be clear…read morelot of folks will go here for the views and those are great. The food however, is really bad, just reheated stuff and not even fresh. The kebab wrap I got was over salty and not fresh. The pizza was a store bought frozen pizza that was heated up. Honestly it's worse than convenience store food. Save your money and have food elsewhere, just go for the views..

We stayed here for a night just to get a feel and had to fly out the next day to Lebanon. They were…read morekind enough to allow us to leave our bag until we return so that we do not have to carry the extra load due to the fact that we are flying out of Istanbul after we return from Lebanon. They have a rooftop Restaurant that we didn't have a chance to eat at but did order shisha (hookah) it was $15. Got lemon grape...yum. we will be back. Room was extremely quiet and the staff is phenomenal. Very clean, very beautiful views all around and ni e ambience.

Stopped by on overnight fly to Los Angeles in Hilton Hotel nearby,…read moreOur waiter was Mr. Ali & he did great job picking our Kabob dishes consist of rack of Lamb, small mini Berger and some prime rib chunk of kabob! Also we order some Turkish plain yogurt And for desert was the rice pudding and all was tasty & delicious. The weather was amazing and the small front patio was even better. Thank you.

Good food and great price. Very friendly staff. It's located on Istanbul's Golden Corner.read more