Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet
Four Diamonds

Built in 1918 as the Sultanahmet Prison by the architect Kemaleddin Bey in the Turkish neoclassical style and reopened as a hotel in 1996, Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet stands between the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque: a yellow-washed building around a garden courtyard, refurbished in 2023, with rooms and suites, a courtyard restaurant and rooftop terraces looking over the old city and the Sea of Marmara.
Key Highlights
- Former Sultanahmet Prison, built 1918
- Hotel since 1996, refurbished 2023
- Between Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque
- Garden courtyard and rooftop terraces