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The Grand Tarabya Managed by Accor
Istanbul, Turkey · The Grand Tarabya · Accessible Luxury
Tarabya bay had a hotel before this one. The Tokatlıyan, the famous Pera house, kept a wooden summer branch here until a fire in 1954. Büyük Tarabya Hotel opened on the site in 1966 as Istanbul's third five-star, and Yeşilçam shot its films against that water. The building later went quiet. In 2006 Bayraktarlar Holding, the company of İzzet Bayraktar, bought it, and on 12 February 2013 it came back as The Grand Tarabya: 248 rooms and suites with the Bosphorus at the front door.
- 248 rooms
- Opened 1966
- Neighborhood: Tarabya
- Rooms from 334 sq ft (31 m²)
About The Grand Tarabya Managed by Accor
- Accor has managed the hotel since 31 December 2024. A renovation is underway, and the plan is to reopen it as a Fairmont. Until then the name on the door is The Grand Tarabya.
- There are 177 rooms, 70 suites, and one presidential suite, plus about 30 residences, a spa of 4,500 square metres, and a ballroom of 1,280.
- Entry-level rooms start at 334 sq ft (31 m²).
History
In the late 19th century the Tokatlıyan, the famous Pera hotel, kept a wooden summer house on this bay. A fire in 1954 finished it. Büyük Tarabya Hotel opened on the site in 1966, after nearly ten years of construction, as Istanbul's third five-star, and Yeşilçam used the shore as a film set. Then the hotel went quiet.
İzzet Bayraktar's Bayraktarlar Holding bought it in 2006 and spent six years bringing it back. It reopened on 12 February 2013 as The Grand Tarabya. From 2013 to 2021 it belonged to The Leading Hotels of the World. On 31 December 2024 Accor took the management. The name stayed The Grand Tarabya, and the renovation in front of the house is meant to end as a Fairmont.
The setting
The hotel sits on Tarabya bay, on the European Bosphorus in Sarıyer, with the water at the front. Yeniköy is the next village south, Sarıyer the town north, both a walk along the shore. A sea taxi crosses to the Asian side. The historic peninsula is a drive of about 45 minutes, which is the point of staying this far up the strait. The hotel puts Istanbul Airport at 42 kilometres and Sabiha Gökçen at 54.
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