Elite Dragos Hotel Overview

Welcome to Hotel Elite Dragos, Istanbul.

Elite Hotel Dragos lies on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, with 132 hotel bedrooms and accommodation ranging from standard hotel rooms through to executive suites. Located just 30km from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the main airport servicing the Asian side of Istanbul, which now has regular Easyjet flights from all over Europe to the Anatolian side of Istanbul. The hotel is also only 30km from Turkey's Formula 1 track, Istanbul Park. The Elite Hotel Dragos has spectacular views of the Dragos Hills, Princess Islands and The Marmara Sea.

The Dragos Hotel Istanbul offers state of the art meeting rooms. The two banquet / meeting suites, each 300m² can cater for 260 delegates each hosting anything ranging from small meetings, through to banquets, graduation balls, weddings and large corporate conferences.

Istanbul was once the capital of three successive empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman and is a spellbinding combination of past and present. The design of our Dragos Hotel reflects this fascinating cultural mix, blending Ottoman luxury with the clean simple aesthetic of modernity to produce a quintessentially Turkish Hotel experience.

The Dragos hotel is renowned for its breathtaking scenery, and unrivaled range of facilities which include The Dragos A la carte Restaurant, Tejodo Mexican Restaurant, Captain Bar, Elite Patisserie and Elite Heath and Fitness Club.

Our slogan is “Come and experience the comfort of an Elite Hotel”.

Formula 1, Istanbul Park

Elite Hotel Dragos has been chosen by Team McLaren Mercedes as their hotel of choice for the Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix for the past two years.

Istanbul Park (Turkish: İstanbul Park), also known as the Istanbul Racing Circuit or initially Istanbul Otodrom, is a motor sports race track near İstanbul, Turkey. Inaugurated on August 21, 2005 it has since been the venue of the Turkish Grand Prix. Situated close to the junction of Kurtkoy on the north side of TEM Motorway, linking Istanbul to Ankara. It is adjacent to the newly constructed Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and approx 30km away from the Elite Dragos Hotel. This year the 2007 FORMULA 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix takes place between 24^th August and 26^th August 2007.

Princess Islands

The Princes' Islands (Turkish: Kızıl Adalar (Red Islands) or more commonly Adalar (Islands) as they are officially named; classical Greek: Prinkēpōn nēsoi, Πριγκήπων νήσοι, modern Greek: Prinkiponisia, Πριγκηπονήσια), are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. These islands are Büyükada (Greek: Prinkipo, "Πρίγκηπος" meaning "Prince"), Heybeliada (Greek: Halki), Burgazada (Greek: Antigoni), Kınalıada (Greek: Proti, Πρώτη, meaning "The First", being the closest island to Istanbul), Sedef Adası (Greek: Terebinthos), Yassıada (Greek: Plati), Sivriada (Greek: Okseia), Kaşıkadası (spoon island, named for its shape), and Tavşanadası.

During the summer months the Princes’ Islands are popular destinations for day trips from Istanbul. As there is no traffic on the Islands, the only transport being horse and cart, they are incredibly peaceful compared with the city of Istanbul. They are just a short ferry ride from both the Asian (at Bostancı and also Kartal) and European sides (from Sirkeci/Eminönü, Kabataş and Yenikapı) of Istanbul. Most ferries call in turn at the four largest of the nine islands: Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and finally Büyükada. Ferry services are provided by Istanbul Seabuses (İDO), a firm operated by the municipality of Istanbul. In spring and autumn the islands are quieter and more pleasant, although the sea can be rough in late autumn and winter.

The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar (or Covered Bazaar, Kapaliçarsi in Turkish) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by type of goods, with special areas for leather coats, gold jewelry and the like. The bazaar contains two bedestans, or domed masonry structures built for storage and safe keeping, the first of which was constructed between 1455 and 1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The bazaar was vastly enlarged in the 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and in 1894 underwent a major restoration following an earthquake.