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Raffles Istanbul
Private, VIP transfer from the airport to Raffles Istanbul — inside Zorlu Center, with a rooftop heliport and metro link.
Raffles Istanbul is a 185-room ultra-luxury city hotel inside a 27-floor tower within Zorlu Center, opened in 2014, with a rooftop heliport and a climate-controlled underground corridor to Gayrettepe metro.
- Rating
- 5-star (Forbes Five-Star)
- Rooms
- 185 (136 rooms + 49 suites)
- Address
- Zorlu Center, Koru Sokağı, Zincirlikuyu, Beşiktaş
- Building history
- 2014 — Emre Arolat & Tabanlıoğlu Architects, 134m tower
- Guest profile
- Business, corporate, performing artists
About Raffles Istanbul
Opened September 1, 2014, Raffles Istanbul is a 27-floor, 134-meter modern tower designed by Emre Arolat & Tabanlıoğlu Architects, housed within the mixed-use Zorlu Center complex. It has 185 accommodation units (136 rooms + 49 luxury suites); its lobby holds over 200 custom-commissioned contemporary artworks, including a 16x5-meter bronze Lavinia sculpture.
The hotel connects to Gayrettepe Metro Station (M2) and the Zincirlikuyu Metrobüs via a climate-controlled underground pedestrian corridor — 0 minutes outdoor walking — giving direct access to Taksim, Levent and Maslak. It has a heated rooftop heliport.
Zorlu Center sits at the intersection of the Bosphorus Bridge approach roads and the Büyükdere Caddesi financial corridor, so traffic is heavy 08:00-10:00 and 17:30-19:30 — the direct metro connection is recommended during these hours.
