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Sakıp Sabancı Mardan Palace
Antalya, Turkey · Independent · Grand Luxury
Sakıp Sabancı Mardan Palace opened on 23 May 2009 with a $1.4 billion price tag and a party to match: Sharon Stone and Seal hosted, Mariah Carey and Tom Jones performed, and Richard Gere, Paris Hilton, and Monica Bellucci watched from the crowd. The hotel imported 9,000 tons of sand from Egypt to build its beach and sank a 2,400-fish aquarium into one of Europe's largest swimming pools, all across 560 rooms on Antalya's Mediterranean coast.
- 560 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Kundu Mahallesi
About Sakıp Sabancı Mardan Palace
- Architect Hasan Sökmen designed the palace's facades to echo both the European and Anatolian sides of Istanbul.
- More than 10,000 square meters of gold leaf and 23,000 square meters of Italian marble went into the interiors.
History
Owner Telman Ismailov, an Azeri-born Russian businessman, spent 3.5 years building the palace and named it Mardan Khan, meaning roughly "brave king," as a personal statement of the investment he wanted to make in Turkey. The opening-night production alone, including fireworks and laser shows, is reported to have cost between $25 million and $40 million.
The setting
6 km from Aksu Dolphinarium. 4 km from Park Aqua.
Experiences
- Meeting & Ballrooms — Meeting and event spaces for congresses, corporate meetings, galas and weddings, including the Dolmabahçe and Beylerbeyi Grand Ballrooms.
- Wedding Ceremonies — Wedding ceremonies listed among the hotel's events offerings.
- Golf — Golf listed among the hotel's experiences.
- Pools & Beaches — Pools and beaches listed among the hotel's experiences.
- Wellness & SPA — Wellness and spa offering listed among the hotel's experiences.
- Dining — Dining listed among the hotel's experiences.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Private pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Water sports
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