Elite Kucukyali Hotel Overview

Welcome to Hotel Elite Küçükyalı, Istanbul.

Elite Hotel Küçükyalı lies on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, with 89 hotel bedrooms we have accomodation ranging from standard hotel rooms through to king suites. The hotel is only 30km from Turkey's Formula 1 track, Istanbul Park. Located just 30km from Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the main airport servicing the Asian side of Istanbul, which now has regular Easyjet connections from all over Europe. Situated in Küçükyalı on the Asian side of Istanbul, with spectacular views of the Marmara Sea and Princess Islands and near to Bagdat Street on of Istanbul's most renowned entertainment and fashion centres.

Istanbul is the only city in the World that spans two continents - Europe and Asia, and is an intoxicating mixture to East and West, Old and New. Our Küçükyalı hotel offers the ideal venue for you stay in Istanbul Turkey, be it for business of leisure.

If your stay in our hotel involves business or any kind of celebrations, we offer 400 m2 of meeting and function rooms including a 300 m2 meeting room hosting anything ranging from small meetings, through to banquets, graduation balls, weddings and large corporate conferences.

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.

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.

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.