The bohemian, legendary, and mystery-shrouded Pera Palace Hotel was founded in 1895 to welcome first-class passengers of the “Orient Express”.
The last Russian emperor Nicholas II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, the outstanding artist, composer, and poet Alexander Vertinsky, the inimitable Greta Garbo, US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, the founder of the Turkish Republic Kemal Ataturk, and, of course, the “queen of detective fiction” Agatha Christie — the list of illustrious guests of the Pera Palace Hotel is truly astounding! Even the room where Agatha Christie stayed, and where she wrote her immortal detective novel “Murder on the Orient Express” — 411 — is known. If you wish, and with permission from the hotel management, you can peek inside.
Today, the hotel-museum Pera Palace belongs to the Jumeirah hotel chain, known for its perfectionism in hotel management and customer service. From its founding to the present day, they have tried to preserve the spirit of the past: authentic antique furniture, lamps, and lampshades can be found everywhere.
In short, we strongly recommend that you visit the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul, thereby treating yourself to a rather unconventional excursion into the era of the “Orient Express.” And if you have the opportunity, book a room at Pera Palace on Booking.com. Hotels with such a rich and unique history worldwide can be counted on the fingers of one hand!
