Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel Istanbul, Turkey, Luxury 5-Star Hotel | 4K Trip Vlog

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel Istanbul, Turkey, Luxury 5-Star Hotel | 4K Trip Vlog

Today we are going to a luxury 5-star hotel “Ciragan Palace Kempinski” in Istanbul, Turkey.

■Hotel Information
Hotel Name: Ciragan Palace Kempinski
Address: Yıldız, Çırağan Cd. No:32, 34349 Beşiktaş/İstanbul, Türkiye
Operated by: Kempinski AG
Opened: 1991
Number of rooms: 313 (282 guest rooms, 20 hotel suites, 11 palace suites)
Room: Deluxe Çırağan Bosphorus View Room, 66 sqm / 710 sq ft
Price: 217,450 JPY / 1,450 USD / 1,370 EUR per night
Official website: https://www.kempinski.com/en/ciragan-palace

■History
Ciragan Palace (Çırağan Palace) is an Ottoman palace built in the 19th century. It is located on the seafront in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, north of Dolmabahçe Palace and close to Yıldız Palace.

The current Ciragan Palace was built by order of Abdülaziz, the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Construction of the palace began around 1863-1867 and was completed in 1871. The exterior of the palace was made of marble, and the interior was made of wood from wall to ceiling. The palace garden was surrounded by a high wall and connected to the Yıldız Palace on the hill just behind it by a bridge. It was customary for each Ottoman sultan to build their own private residence, and Çiran Palace was the last imperial residence built in this style.

After its completion in 1871, Abdülaziz lived in it, but he died in 1876, so it was only used as his private residence for a short period of time. The next Sultan, Murat V, did not build a private residence and continued to use Ciragan Palace as it was. However, due to mental illness, he abdicated after only 93 days and lived under risidence arrest in the palace until his death in 1904.

In November 1909, Ciragan Palace was converted into a parliament building, but shortly thereafter, on January 19, 1910, a fire broke out in the attic and burned down, leaving only the outer walls. Many valuable works of art and books were lost in the fire. In 1930, a soccer stadium was built on the former garden site, but the palace portion was left as ruins without being restored. In 1946, it was no longer owned by the government.

In 1987, the Japanese company Kumagai Gumi purchased the palace and began a large-scale restoration. The work was completed in 1989, and Ciragan Palace was revived after about 80 years. During the restoration work, it was given the added function of a hotel, and since 1991, the German hotel chain Kempinski has operated it as a luxury hotel with a five-star rating, the highest rating in the country.

■Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
00:40 Access
01:29 Hotel entrance and lobby
04:10 Elevator and corridor
05:14 Room tour (Deluxe Bosphorus View Twin Room)
17:00 Breakfast (1st)
23:13 Exterior and interior of the Palace during the day
25:47 Pools, spa and gym
28:22 Shops
30:41 Historical Corridor – History of the Palace
33:40 Interior of the Palace at night
35:25 Turkish dinner – Michelin-starred restaurant Tugra
40:30 Stroll around the hotel at night
43:23 Sightseeing tour of the old city (historic area) of Istanbul
47:00 Breakfast (2nd)
48:30 Check out other hotel facilities on TV
49:07 Check out

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