Tour of the famous, (and luxurious) PERA PALACE HOTEL, ISTANBUL with an AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY too!

There are hotels and there are hotels and the Pera Palace (www.perapalace.com) is truly a class above! It is luxurious with wonderful architecture and interiors. But what stands out for Steph and Ollie is the o incredible sense of history which gives the hotel a character and magic that no money can buy,
It is a hotel-museum. First opened in 1895 to welcome visitors from the Orient Express, it has been a witness to some of the greatest figures in modern history, lasting through the reigns of three Ottoman sultans, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, and the rise of the New Turkish Republic - and also contains some incredible mysteries, including one about Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express there.
Please check out the wonderful Netflix series set at the Pera Palace which involves time travel and going back to the time of Agatha Christie! 'Midnight at the Pera Palace'.
Room 101, exhibiting the traces of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, preserving the splendour of that period with its grandeur and opening its gates to travel in time; can be visited by everyone between 10.00-11.00 and 15.00-16.00 every day at Pera Palace Hotel.
The hotel also has an amazing tea room. And the KUBBELI LOUNGE with the incredible domes features in the Michelin Guide.
Please see www.perapalace.com.
With thanks to the wonderful
Barış Atik - Director of Sales & Marketing - Pera Palace Hotel

[@jonimarchese7655]

"wow" Stephanie and Ollie, you did it again, I wanted more and more. I just love this channel, we get to see all these beautiful places, we get a backstage pass, we learn so many things a normal tour guide wouldn't give you. SOOOOOOO, thank you both so much for this channel and sharing it with us.

[@user-po3ko9yb5w]

I visited the hotel last april with my sister and it was glorious, you could feel the air of mystery and history all around. Also great restaurants, high quality food and superb service from the staff. Returning with my love in the very near future, thank you for this behind the scenes gift

[@autodidactin]

What a grand and historically (and culturally!) interesting place. Thank you so much, Stephanie and Ollie, for taking us there.

[@dilaraguney]

The way you talked about Atatürk made me emotional. As a young Turkish woman, I have been brought up with his teachings and am very proud of our past. Thank you so much for another amazing vlog!

[@lucygriffiths7490]

This channel is becoming everything I hoped it would be. How you make such interesting programmes without the backing of a huge production company amazes me. Top class chaps. Bravo! 👏

[@tdavila8933]

This is absolutely enchanting. My household has watched this 3 times!

[@blakehahn-atlantaga8510]

Once again I am astounded! This was an amazing visit. My parents went to Turkey many times as it was their favorite place to vacation. I hope to visit soon. Thank you for this glorious visit to this incredible hotel. As a huge Agatha Christie fan- this was enthralling!

[@rayscott2611]

What fantastic stories and such a colourful history. Who wouldn't want to find treasure in their house. The KEY what a final mystery left by the greatest mystery writer.

[@carolweaver3269]

Absolutely, the most beautiful of vlogs Turkey is so stunning of a country really, the Hotel is out of this world and rich in history, Love Agatha Christie novels. Appreciate being able to watch all this travel vlogs with Oliver and Stephanie and enjoyed listening to every single bit of this vlog, full of mystery, full of exciting stories of intrigue. So many interesting twists and turns, it all took!

[@nazlhilalkaya7147]

I am Turkish and I really enjoyed watching this episode ❤ the parts related Ataturk ---> eyes full of tears ❤️❤️❤️

[@jaxstorey6734]

When you mentioned the Pera hotel in one of your recent vlogs, I ended up pretty much binge-watching the series you mentioned that's on Netflix. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this glorious hotel, the fashions of the time *sigh*, and the intriguing time travel! Thank you for sharing this with us all. Love, Jacqueline from New Zealand.

[@billgreen1861]

Thank you, Stephanie and Ollie ! This tour was full of mystery and suspense just like an, Agatha Christie novel. I was at the edge of my seat. I could have another hour of this tour. 😮

[@emilytaylor6970]

Oh my goodness!!!! This episode had me captivated... Ollie and Stephanie, y'all have done it again. Oh I so look forward to "Travel with a friend" First it's The Chateau Diaries, now this🤗😍 I absolutely love it🥰🤗..... Thank you guys♥

[@annemackenzie7295]

I totally agree with your comment 😀👏👏👏

[@SouthernArtist77]

Stephanie knows as much as him on some things, wonderful to see.

[@debtheguest3109]

This was really fascinating, I love this travel vlog and the way you both ask questions and describe the history of each place you visit.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Gorgeous hotel. I am a true disciple of Agatha, love her to pieces! I highly recommend that you go the Greenway House in Devon, Agatha's house there. Wonderful place! Thank you for the video and have an amazing day!

[@angelakneller2880]

And burgh island hotel in regards to agatha Christie links x

[@aimswanson1]

We went right over to Netflix and watched Pera Palace. Your travels are very informative. I always hear something new that I never heard before.

[@judymossip7446]

This was another fabulous vlog that transported us to a very magical hotel. Thank you so much for taking us with you. ❤

[@rowandowland1391]

Such a lovely and historic hotel, it's now on our bucket list. Oliver, we hope you get to enjoy it again someday with Camilla. She will love it and no doubt she'll need some r&r after all the hard work she's doing on restoring your home in Spain.

[@dennispatrick4999]

The Hotels of Europe/Middle East & Asia are amazing.

[@lizstevenson7801]

Once again you both did a fantastic job of picking such an historical and very interesting place to take us. The hotel is so grand, the furnishings and decor are amazing. Thank you Stephanie and Ollie 💕🇦🇺

[@michaelt8727]

What a fascinating video. How lucky we are. We get treated to the most extraordinary sights and revealing insights each week, from the elegant lounge of the Pera Palace Hotel to the luxurious Royal Suite at the Hotel Bauer Palazzo and our own guided tour of the Dali Theater-Museum in Figueres, Spain. So much to like about Stephanie and Ollie's travel adventures. Besides, I'm saving a ton of money on all the airfare, hotels, meals and entertainment that I don't have to buy! 😁

[@stephanie422005]

I really love this channel you. And Ollie do such a wonderful job explaining everything. It wonderful its like I'm taking these trips with you. Every vlog is so informational I'm living vicariously through th both of you..thank you for sharing

[@jeanmkaufmann]

The Pera Palace is stunning. I love the history and architecture. 🙂🇨🇦

[@ehpeachylove]

What a marvelous video full of excitement and history. This was so beautifully told about the history of this hotel and life of Agatha Christy . Thank you both. Love this channel ❤❤❤

[@dianaelizabethbashford3797]

Ollie and Steph thank you so much for another fascinating video. I love anything to do with Agatha Christie and murder / mystery stories. Hopefully we will find out exactly what happened to Agatha in those 11 days. X

[@jrmetmoi]

I went to the Pera Palace Hotel on Friday August 4, 2023 just for the day with my bestie on an excursion I found through a tour and excuse company. We used the spa facilities, had a hammam and full body massage, had lunch in the restaurant on the patio, went to the Ataturk Museum on the first floor of the hotel and went to the tea time in the hotel and stuffed ourselves with sumptuous pastries and desserts and drank lots of coffee and bottled water while listening to the piano being played

[@EmilyBltz]

Stephanie and Ollie you are both such gracious tourists❤

[@daphneerler8496]

Oliver and Stephanie - thank you so much for such an enthralling and historical journey to a land of beauty and mystery . It all seems so effortless, but I do appreciate the thought and planning behind each vlog; you two make a perfect team for these adventures. May I just say that beauty attracts beauty 🥰 Love and blessings for continued safety and health as you travel 🌍

[@annemackenzie7295]

Beautifully said 👏👏👏❤️

[@karenbognuda5070]

What an incredible place and history. brilliantly produced and presented as always. Thank you both so much for sharing.

[@babzblu]

Loved this so much. Thank you for such a special treat. A glorious hotel plus an unsolved Agatha Christie mystery. ❤

[@kathyevans2968]

Wow! This was amazing! I loved the Netflix series and this just brought more clarity to the history and intrigue of the hotel, city and it’s occupants!

[@Marykguise]

Absolutely astounding!! Incredible vlog. Thank you!! Love from Mary in Southern California 💗

[@janansberry6406]

Thank you so much for letting us go with you to see the glory of a time gone by.

[@figencebe9287]

Thank you Oliver for the explanations about Ataturk 🙏🙏🙏

[@Fiddlerinthekitchen]

Hi Stephanie and Oliver, I am a Turkish woman who is a professional violinist, studied the violin at the beautiful Ankara State Conservatory which was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and I had goosebumps watching the segments about Ataturk! Thank you for giving historical information about the great Ataturk and the beautiful details of Pera Palace❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@christinedhotman4399]

Oh gosh,I was completely in !could listen to you both all night!😄thank you ,thank you,thank you!❤❤❤

[@1231ms54]

I just finished listening to the book Midnight at the Pera Palace. It was AWESOME!! Thank you for the walk through.

[@andreacatzel8259]

Oh wow! Exquisitely filmed….perfect music…bravi Steph and Oliver! What a treat! ❤

[@cherrycochrane9677]

Absolutely Fabulous , Again

[@risalangdon9883]

Wonderful video of a stunning piece of history! Interesting story about Agatha Christie. I for one do not believe in coincidences. Somebody did not want any secrets revealed!

[@LisaVesander.Creative]

Beautiful hotel, I have yet to visit, I have a family history in Turkey, but at the time my 2X Grandparents were living in "Asia Minor" as it was called then. Awesome, they were British Expats and are buried in a Christian cemetery in Ismir now.

[@peterwhite9261]

This hotel looks like a piece of heaven. Such incredible history. Thanks so much for this. More!❤

[@lovereikiASMR222]

Wow, very intriguing! Very beautiful! Soooo interesting! Thank you so much for sharing it with us xx

[@alenawilson8912]

A fantastic journey through this hotel's history - thanks so much for sharing :)

[@lynnralph8373]

Absolutely fabulous Vlog Stephanie and Oliver. Thank you.

[@clairecooper9931]

What an amazing hotel. Love places that take you back, thank you for taking us with you.

[@dianewetherill185]

So glad to see you do a vlog about the Pera Palace Hotel! I never knew about it until I saw the Netflix show. Very interesting! Thank you!❤

[@joanwalker9809]

Thank you both for another outstanding film! I am just blown away by the quality of these productions! Top drawer! No one does it better! Bravo! I am just glued to this channel. Cannot get enough! 🙌

[@TravelsWithMyFriend]

Wow, thank you!!

[@rankinstudios5342]

The Pera Palace is on my bucket list. I loved the movie and everything Agatha Christi. Your new channel is outstanding! I share it on my Facebook news feed weekly. It gets many likes. I hope more people discover your unique travels. You two are amazing interviewers, historians, art admirers, and have such inquisitive questions. Keep up this amazing collaboration. 👏 ❤😊

[@sarahmiller5632]

What a fabulous vlog! So interesting. I want to go back to Istanbul. Thank you Oliver for your great camera work and I’m assuming editing. Stephanie, you are a great tour guide. Your enthusiasm always shines through. 🇨🇦🤗❤️

[@tallulahmontegue8839]

Chair with canoped back is known as a Porter’s Chair. Or Versailles Chair

[@NatiHerron]

Loved this look at this beautiful historic hotel 💕

[@emorel48]

How utterly fantastic! Thank you for opening this part of the world up to us all!

[@jefflawrentz1624]

This was such a good episode!! I love learning about this hotel, it’s architecture and seeing the Christofle and the Agatha Christie relics. ( I think my favorite work of hers is “ Evil Under the Sun”). This is fascinating and I’d love to visit the hotel some day. Thank you!

[@rayn8740]

What an interesting tale of such a fabulous grand hotel. I loved reading Agatha Christie's novels when I was in high school. Our drama department even performed Ten Little Indians. How awesome to see her favorite room at Pera Palace.🛎️ Now I'm curious about where she went for eleven days.🔍 Thanks for bringing us along, it was a real treat.❤

[@bhavens9149]

really liked the white and turquoise tile in that bathroom.

[@carynkabat4208]

Great to see as I recently saw the film on tv that took place here. Thank you for this week’s wonderful vlog. Again I learned so much.

[@chrisdavis2040]

Just wow! Such an incredible hotel and such a wonderful video, beautifully presented.

[@carolinegooder7091]

Wonderful travel vlog of a grand hotel. ❤

[@GRANDIPRTradeMarkAcceleartor]

It looks like a film set!

[@lizelg2518]

Thank you for this awesome tour, Stephanie and Ollie. Really fascinating history.

[@charleswalker1185]

Love this elegant romantic place...and that you both have brought us, your rapt acolytes, with you!! Thank you all!!

[@maureenivory342]

Loved the story telling and the beautiful piano music so hauntingly beautiful

[@nativetexan53]

So wonderful of you and Oliver to show us this beauty! I am sure I will never go to Turkey but am so happy to see this magnificent hotel.❤ Thank you!

[@TheFiown]

Reminds me when I stayed in the Excelsior Hotel in Rome many years ago, it was incredible with all antiques and carpets and the porcelaine was Ginori and the flatware was silver. We had breakfast on the room's balcony overlooking the city. Sadly it has been 'boutiqued' along with 'Raffles' in Singapour and the Ritz'.

[@wheax9961]

I also got goosebumps when Mr. Barış talked about Atatürk as a Turk. What a historic place! It has a different story in every corner.

[@annegrozelle6174]

By far this was the absolute greatest video you have done. Emmy award winning stuff. History and mystery. Amazing stuff. BRAVO

[@glenyscallaghan1195]

It is such a beautiful Hotel

[@tinacarrol6702]

Oliver Stephanie I Didn't Want It To End Fascinating. Loved It. Xx 😊😘

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Such a beautiful hotel rich with history and mystery ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Yet another place to visit on my bucket list ❤❤❤

[@ladysparkymartin]

Oh how fun! I just binged the Pera Palace show. Now all the threads are coming together! Thank you!

[@gemstonesparkle7915]

I love your hotels tour, Stephanie and Ollie. Copacabana Palace is celebrating 100 years this year, I’d love you both there, an episode in Rio! 💙

[@newday5]

Another very interesting vlog , thank you for sharing

[@kristim7250]

Have you considered doing a tour of the mansion on the Bosphorous? It's gorgeous!

[@emakelley6807]

Thought this also

[@claudine1928]

You two know how to travel and see so much beauty in so many places. Thanks to your travels, i get to see places i otherwise wouldn't.

[@angelrays7]

Exquisite!!! My breath has been taken away!

[@terrylichtenberg7618]

I really enjoyed this video, the man of the hotel was so informative, it's a fantastic and beautiful hotel, you guys did a great job 👍

[@susanhayirli8474]

A very interesting tour of a great hotel. I absolutely love that lift

[@lpinman16]

Travels with my friend is one of my fav! History beauty & interesting stories

[@swede716]

Wonderful stories and history ..Thanks❣️

[@happycamper4328]

Oh my goodness! Thank you both for this! It was absolutely fascinating ❤

[@yotzrimtheater9564]

love this travel vlog

[@karenpapps5844]

Cool video - thanks for sharing

[@gracecaron773]

Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much’.

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

What a treasure they found!

[@lindagage7315]

What an amazing hotel! Thankyou both!

[@violahamilton782]

Another marvellous exploration, sending me down a long history exploration. Thank you!

[@carolann6072]

This was so intriguing! What a beautiful hotel. I may need to watch it again! Much love!

[@dinikars3870]

Thank you! What a lovely vlog!

[@pamshifra]

Thank you so much for this video! I just binge watched the Para Palace series on Netflix and loved it!

[@tanianigelwade8935]

SO MUCH BEAUTY. What a generous gift to bring the stories of such massive historical moments in history. ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊Must visit! THANK YOU SO MUCH. XOXOXOXO ❣️

[@denisefazio6708]

Wonderful! Just plain wonderful!

[@anjoma9746]

O my, it is sooooo beautiful. Thanks for sharing.❤

[@400Mishka]

This is one of your best editions of Istanbul. Thanks for understanding and considering the city's history and this important building. 🙂

[@lindawentink2725]

Absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing.

[@ellegerdeman1443]

Loved it! Great video…. Keep up the good work

[@janehughes-jones9139]

So so interesting and the gentleman doing the tour was amazing. Thoroughly enjoyed

[@elizabethstuart8401]

Thank you Stephanie for this very interesting history lesson of the Para Palace Hotel!

[@crae3422]

I am enjoying this serious immensely! Deepest thanks to you both and Camilla.

[@dennispatrick4999]

Do you mean, Stephenie?