Hotels in Istanbul & Turkey

Hotels in Istanbul and throughout Turkey cover the full range of lodgings, from luxury palace hotels through charming, historic inns to simple but clean and cheap pensions and hostels, and even rental villas and flats/ apartments.

Most Turkish hotels offer rooms with private bathrooms, and include breakfast in the rates. Here are the ratings by the [...]

Travel Costs & Prices in Turkey

In general, travel costs in Turkey are highest in Istanbul and at Turkish beach resorts in July and August; lowest in the small towns of eastern Turkey, and off-season (November through March; see my Turkish Almanac.)

Here are current Turkish Lira exchange rates. Note that new Turkish Lira bills/notes were introduced starting January 1, 2009.

The daily [...]