Bedroom of the Marti Istanbul Hotel with blue and grey decor, feature headboard and hanging side lights
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The newest member of Istanbul's ever-expanding design-hotel scene, the Marti is a 270-room venture playing heavily on Turkish art and culture (its designer, Zeynep Fadillioglu, is notable for being Turkey's first female architect to build a mosque). While strikingly modern, the hotel threads together traditional Turkish elements like mosaic murals and wooden screens in the rooms. At its heart is a large atrium centred on an Ottoman tent and water installation by Turkish Carnegie Prize-winner Kutlug Ataman. The four restaurants and bars include a placid courtyard café, which should interest the Young Turks who frequent frenetic Taksim Square, just a few moments away.

Foyer of the Marti Istanbul Hotel with grey sofa and chairs, staircase and patterned floors

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Dining room of the Marti Istanbul Hotel with feature patterned walls, wooden tables and leather chairs

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Bedroom of the Marti Istanbul Hotel with blue and grey bedding, armchair, footstool and decorative wall features

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Bathroom of the Marti Istanbul Hotel with white sink, walk in shower and large mirror

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ADDRESS

Abdülhak Hamit Cad No.25B
Taksim 34435
Istanbul
Turkey

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