|
|
|
HOTEL DESCRIPTION |
Yesil Ev
Hotel
is located in the heart of the Old City in
Istanbul, at the Beyazit - Sultanahmet
district. Being an old wooden house at first
this mansion was transformed to a model of a
traditional building with furniture in 19th
century style. A conservatory was built in the
garden, which contains a monumental pool in
pink porphyry from the mansion of the Serasker
Riza Pasha Yildiz of same period. The hotel
called Yesil Ev meaning Green House was
restored carefully in 1997, offering rather
small rooms except the one and only spacious
which is called the Pasha room. It is a special class hotel and consists of 19
rooms including 4 standard twins and the Pasharoom
Until the
1950's the Beyazit-Sultanahmet district could
still boast a number of large mansions set in spacious gardens. Then came the population
explosion, with the demolition of the old houses
and their replacement by rows of concrete blocks. The mansion belonging
to the Minister of Monopolies, Sukru Bey, managed to survive, in a dilapidadet state, until the
1970's. The Turkish Touring and Automobile
Association, convinced that the tendency after the
2nd World War to concentrate investments and
developments in the modern section of the city
around Taksim was mistaken policy and that the
activities should have been directed the district
containing magnificent monuments such as Ayasofya,
Topkapi Palace, the mosque of Sultanahmet and the
Grand Bazaar, began to implement his plan first
for the revitalisation of this mansion which, with
is exceptional location, would serve as a model of
traditional housing and accommodation. The old
wooden building was dilapidated far beyond repair,
so, with the consent of the Commission for Ancient
Monuments, it was demolished and rebuilt with is
exterior an exact replica. The only change in the
interior being the removal of the staircase on the
harem side. The old rooms (nineteen in all) and
layout being carefully preserved.
The furnishings
chosen by Mr. Celik Gulersoy, the General Manager
of the Association were in the style of a 19 th
century winter mansion. The building has an
absolutely unrivaled location between Ayasofya and
the Blue Mosque, and at the same ofters the
visitor the warm, friendly atmosphere of an old
Istanbul home. A conservatory was built in the
garden, which also contains a monumental pool in
pink porphyry from the mansion of the Serasker
Riza Pasha in Yildiz. Although no publicity
attended the opening of this unique building in
March 1984 as the "Konak" hotel, it very quickly
attained a world-wide reputation. the famous
newspapers such as the Washington Post, New york
Times and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung,
contributed articles expressing their admiration
and appreciation...
|
|
LOCATION
|
Sultanahmet (city center)
-Airport 18km
|
|
ROOMS |
Direct dial telephone, music,
minibar, free tea/coffee tray, television on
request, air condition, shower, wc and hair
dryer.
|
|
FACILITIES |
|
Entral
heating, garden, laundry, ironing, dry
cleaning, safety box at reception, 24 hrs
room service, power generator, doctor on
demand and car parking with fee near
facility.
|
|
DINING |
Open buffet breakfast,
breakfast lounge, lobby bar and garden snack
bar. 1 a la carte restaurant, 1 outdoor
restaurant (200 pax) and 1 indoor restaurant
(120 pax). Turkish Cuisine.
|
|
