The Orient Express Hotel is a stylish hotel set in the Sirkeci district of old Istanbul, ... more
close to the old town of Sultanahmet, 500 metres from the famous Ottoman Topkapi Palace. This seven floor hotel features 54 guestrooms with traditional English country style decor and simple pastel colours. All guestrooms include minibars, air condition, televisions, direct dial telephones, and bathroom with make up mirrors and hair dryers. Guests can enjoy a dip in the hotel pool while admiring paintings of Istanbul on the walls. Alternatively guests can sip on a cocktail in the Orient Express themed Wagon Bar where guests are made to feel like they are sitting in a carriage on the Orient Express, the famous train that pulled in to Sikreci station. Guests can then choose to eat Mediterranean cuisine on the hotel's terrace while enjoying views of the Bosphorus, Topkapi Palace and St Sophia Roman church. Alternatively guests can dine at the Ottoman restaurant where they can sample Turkish and international dishes. Room service is available round the clock and multilingual hotel staff can advise on local amenities and attractions. Guests can visit the Topkapi Palace, St Sophia Roman church, Roman Basilica and Sultanahmet Mosque, all are within walking distance. Hotel with no official star rating awarded by the Turkish Ministry for Tourism Under the Turkish Ministry for Tourism, hotels and other tourist residences in Turkey are rated as per a set of national standards. There are seven categories of rating in operation: one star to five star hotels, 'Special Class' hotels and 'Boutique Class' hotels. Currently this hotel has no official grading from the Turkish Ministry for Tourism but it is represented on this site with a star rating for our customers' benefit.
Postage & Packaging:refer to website Availability:Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Orient Express Hotel is a stylish hotel set in the Sirkeci district of old Istanbul, ... more
close to the old town of Sultanahmet, 500 metres from the famous Ottoman Topkapi Palace. This seven floor hotel features 54 guestrooms with traditional English country style decor and simple pastel colours. All guestrooms include minibars, air condition, televisions, direct dial telephones, and bathroom with make up mirrors and hair dryers. Guests can enjoy a dip in the hotel pool while admiring paintings of Istanbul on the walls. Alternatively guests can sip on a cocktail in the Orient Express themed Wagon Bar where guests are made to feel like they are sitting in a carriage on the Orient Express, the famous train that pulled in to Sikreci station. Guests can then choose to eat Mediterranean cuisine on the hotel's terrace while enjoying views of the Bosphorus, Topkapi Palace and St Sophia Roman church. Alternatively guests can dine at the Ottoman restaurant where they cansample Turkish and international dishes. Room service is available round the clock and multilingual hotel staff can advise on local amenities and attractions. Guests can visit the Topkapi Palace, St Sophia Roman church, Roman Basilica and Sultanahmet Mosque, all are within walking distance. Hotel with no official star rating awarded by the Turkish Ministry for Tourism Under the Turkish Ministry for Tourism, hotels and other tourist residences in Turkey are rated as per a set of national standards. There are seven categories of rating in operation: one star to five star hotels, 'Special Class' hotels and 'Boutique Class' hotels. Currently this hotel has no official grading from the Turkish Ministry for Tourism but it is represented on this site with a star rating for our customers' benefit.
Postage & Packaging:refer to website Availability:Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Capture a wonderful panoramic view of Istanbul from the terrace of this hotel located on ... more
the historical peninsula in Sirkeci, the old city centre of Istanbul.The hotel takes its name from the Orient Express train, which in its time carried kings, princes and statesmen to Istanbul. Upholding the high standards of its namesake, the hotel aims to offers you a memorable break close to many local sights and places of interest. See Bosphorus, Golden Horn, St. Sophia, Topkapi Palace and many more attractions whilst sampling delicious Mediterranean cuisine from the hotel’s restaurant..
Postage & Packaging:refer to website Availability:Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Great location, very good customer service and food in restaurants good Disadvantages: rooms a little dark and we had no view , could not flush toilet paper in the toilet
The OrientExpress Hotel , Hudavendigar Cad No: 34-34110
www.orientexpresshotel.com
This hotel is part of the Sirkeci group which is a group of hotels and restaurants in Istanbul. Sirkeci is also an area of the old part of Istanbul and The Sirkeci Railway Station was the terminus of the famous OrientExpress train and was just round the corner from the hotel.
GETTING THERE:
We arrived at the airport after a flight from Birmingham via Amsterdam and having read a number of reviews about the taxis from the airport and their enthusiasm for speed and reluctance to accept a fair fare or take four people in one taxi, we choose to book an airport transfer. We were met by a gentleman with our name on his notice and then escorted to a taxi outside. The journey was quite speedy but incident free, a couple of hairy moments, some very close ...
Advantages: Good actor voices, good atmosphere and you do get to solve crimes. Disadvantages: Some changes compared to the book, very repetitive, lacks locations to explore.
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SYNOPSIS
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You will enter the game playing as a blonde French lady called Antoinette Marceau, who is the chief manager for the ?OrientExpress? train. It is her duty to be on the train and ensure everything is running smoothly and the clients are satisfied with the long journey. As a huge fan of the famous detective, Hercule Poirot, Antoinette was thrill to learn that he was going to join her train. Shortly into the game, she introduces herself to Mr Poirot.
During the train journey from Istanbul to London, a nasty murder has occurred. The victim?s name was Mr Ratchett. Earlier Ratchett pleaded for Poirot?s help and that he felt he was in grave danger. Poirot coldly decline the request as he felt Ratchett was an evil man. Now Ratchett is dead and to make matters worse, an avalanche has block the rail track ...
Advantages: Beautiful to watch, wonderfully acted...and you'll never guess who did it! Disadvantages: Albert Finney's rather strange moustache
BEHIND THE SCENES/CAST
The first of a series of four Agatha Christie films to be released during the 1970's - 80's, 'Murder on the OrientExpress' found great success with a wide audience and has stayed a firm favourite with movie fans the world over since. Due mainly to the strength of its plot and the acting ability of the ensemble cast its success has led to it being put out in a DVD format alone, rather than in a box set with the other three.
The cast is an excellent one; a gathering of such famous people was literally unheard of. We have the notable theatre actor Albert Finney playing the great detective Hercule Poirot, with what I think is a restrained and engaging performance. Lauren Bacall plays the American Mrs Hubbard who irritates and annoys the entire journey. The stellar cast also includes an Oscar winning performance ...
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