travel42 Hotel Review: The Bank Hotel

The Bank Hotel travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

This chic property in Istanbul's hip Karakoy neighborhood is a member of Marriott's Design Hotel family. Its boutique accommodations artfully synthesize modern design with historical features.

A grand structure built in 1867 and lavishly restored, the main building of this place previously served as a bank, and some of the original cash machines and vaults are still visible in the downstairs meeting rooms. (Another old vault holds the hotel's wine cellar....