To stay there is like staying in the house of an old friend, but with fever social obligations and consider­ably better room service. Inevitably, there are minor disadvantages: Your room will be rather smaller than in the big hotels, and your private bathroom will offer a shower instead of a bath-unless, of course, you are lording in the Pasha’s Room.

  Located at the very heart of the Old City in Istanbul, Special Yesil Ev Hotel offers you all the authenticity of Antique Istanbul. You will feel as comfortable as your home.All rooms with private bathroom, hair dryer, direct dial telephone system ,satellite TV , music , minibar , air conditioning , 24 hours room service, containing King-size , twin , & french bed.

  You will have to do without air-conditioning, but them the climate of Istanbul seldom requires it. On the other hand, where else would you find such a location-to say nothing of a quiet, cool garden in which you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner in the summer months and a flower-filled conserva­tory to retreat into if the evening grows chilly?

  "Europa Nostra", international organisation centered in London, awarded Yesil Ev the medal for the year. In recent years a number of projects have been undertaken in the district, in imitation of the Yesil Ev, but it will require larger capital and investment capacity coupled with a greater accumulation of knowledge and taste for these to play a positive role in the development of local identity.