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"We can't say enough good things about this small designer hotel. In a great position just up from the Hippodrome, its owners have managed to straddle the divide between sleek modernist and antique Ottoman with great success.

Parquet floors, crisp white linen, marble bathrooms and gold mirrors make the smallish rooms distinctive, and the building's marble spiral staircase and central ornamental lightwell are super classy. After enjoying the excellent breakfast, served in the downstairs kitchen with its stainless-steel bench and olive-green walls, guests often have to be encouraged to leave the building - the alternative option of sinking into one of the foyer lounge's leather couches and enjoying a quiet read is just too tempting." From Lonely Planet's Istanbul, 2005 edition. Here, Ibrahim Pasha is singled out as one of the best Ottoman hotels and is on the list of "Top Five Hotels of Istanbul".

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