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Drawing Inspiration From Le Meridien's New Triple Decker Hotel In Istanbul

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Cengiz Topel Caddesi No: 39, Etiler, Istanbul, Turkey, 34337
March 6, 2012 at 9:01 AM | by | Comments (0)

Going strong from their recent W Paris opening, Starwood barrels through yet another major opening in Europe, this time with Le Meridien Istanbul Etiler. The 259-room hotel is actually, as you can see above, comprised of three separate blocks all stacked on to of one another.

Kind of a cool concept, and we'd expect nothing less from Le Meridien, which is perhaps Starwood's most design-oriented brand. But the real art here doesn't have anything to do with picture frames or collectible key cards. Judging from these new images of the guest rooms, the views of the Bosphorus are absolutely killer.

Leading us to think that, of all the "blocks," you're really better off picking a room in the top third of the hotel. As far as inspiration, we think gazing down on gorgeous, sprawling Istanbul will certainly do the trick to get the creative juices flowing.

At almost every Le Meridien, you can count on finding cool, unusual textures, beautiful contemporary art, and some new configuration of the brand's "hub" lobby concept (which we wrote about last spring, and which launched most recently at Le Meridien Barcelona). Here, the lobby is decidedly minimalist, playing with different shades of black, white and gray. In what looks like a series of flip picture book images, a series of wood panels depict an athlete setting off on a run.

Just like with the mosaic lantern in the rooms, the lobby only really hints at the fact that the hotel is located in Turkey—specifically, in the carvings on the wall behind the Front Desk and on the lamps. Though both the interiors and exterior were designed by Turkish architects (Emre Arolat, who worked on the exterior, made it so that the building gradually becomes transparent as it gets higher), the Turkish influence on the design here is scant.

One other thing we like about Le Meridien Istanbul in addition to the views? How cheap it is! Unlike, say, Le Meridien Panama (from $240) or Le Parker Meridien in New York (from $400), rates here start at just EUR 149.

[Photos: Starwood Hotels]

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