Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul

Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hotel company, has signed a management agreement with the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul (Turkey).  The arrangement is from 1 May 2012 and the property will be known as Pera Palace Hotel, Jumeirah.

Pera Palace Hotel originally opened in 1892 as the destination hotel in Istanbul for the Orient Express train.  Its elegant, understated design reflects art nouveau, neoclassical and oriental styles, complete with white Carrara marble, exquisite Murano glass chandeliers and hand-woven Ousak carpets.

Known as the longest established luxury hotel in Istanbul, Pera Palace boasted the first electric lift in Turkey and its rooms have hosted many of the world’s most significant figures, ranging from the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, to European royalty and celebrity figures such as Agatha Christie, Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock and Ernest Hemingway.

Located in the culturally rich and dynamic Beyoðlu district of Istanbul, within easy reach of the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the airport, Pera Palace Hotel, Jumeirah has 115 rooms including 16 suites, the majority of them with balconies.  The hotel underwent a major refurbishment resulting in a grand re-opening in September 2010. www.perapalace.com

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