The Pera Palas made a great change in the landscape of Istanbul. Designed by the French architect Alexander Vallaury, also the architect of Union Française And the Ottoman Bank was begun in May 1881; the hotel was opened October 1891. It is said that Sultan Abdülhamit attended the opening ceremony. The " Compagnie Internationale dés Wagons et des Grands Express Européens " had built the hotel for the use of passengers coming from Paris to Istanbul. This is why the symbols of the Pera palas and the orient express are the same. From the time of its opening until today, Pera palas had been frequented by well-known and highly-placed figures in the political world; such as Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Ismet Inönü, Celal Bayar, Adnan Menderes, Fahri Korutürk, Refik Koraltan, King Zogo of Albania, Shah Rıza Pehlevi of Iran, King Edward V111 of England , King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, King Carol of Romania, president Tito of Yugoslavia and Jacqueline Kennedy. The long list of political guests includes Giscard d’Estaing, Von Papen, Mata Hari Cicero .The list also includes innumerable names from the world of culture and art such as Agatha Christie, Yehudi Menuhin, Marie Bell.

Rooms:
Pera Palas Hotel has 145 tastefully decorated rooms inqluding 6 suites.

Amenities:
Pera Palas is at your disposal with its ball rooms, meeting rooms which are avaliable for your business meetings and seminers for up to 500 persons, as well as the Pera restaurant, Orient Express Bar and Pera Patisseria. Our attentive staff are ready to serve you 24 hours.