2026 location index
Best Hotels in Istanbul
Compare 15 hotels using seven years of Forbes Travel Guide recognition history, weighted toward recent performance.
Ranked for consistency
Istanbul hotel rankings
15 hotels
| Property | Score | Destination | Country | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet | 5.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus | 5.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Raffles Istanbul | 5.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul | 5.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Mandarin Oriental Bosphorus, Istanbul | 4.99 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| Address Istanbul | 4.96 | Istanbul | Turkey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul | 4.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| The St. Regis Istanbul | 4.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul | 3.92 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| JW Marriott Hotel Istanbul Marmara Sea | 3.86 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | 4 | ||||
| The Peninsula Istanbul | 3.86 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Park Hyatt Istanbul - Macka Palas | 3.69 | Istanbul | Turkey | 4 | |||||
| Fairmont Quasar Istanbul | 3.00 | Istanbul | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Bebek Hotel by The Stay | 2.98 | Istanbul | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Conrad Istanbul Bosphorus | 2.98 | Istanbul | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Our methodology
Recognition that lasts
Hoslog looks across seven years of published designations. Recent recognition carries more influence, while earlier years reveal consistency. When a hotel goes unlisted, its previous recognition gradually fades.
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