In Karaköy, The Bank Hotel Istanbul occupies a former late-Ottoman bank building close to the Galata waterfront. Marble floors, high ceilings and original stonework provide a formal backdrop for rooms layered with deep colour, contemporary art and custom furnishings. Serica Restaurant draws on the cuisines of Anatolia. The lobby bar and rooftop terrace shift the mood from the monumental ground floor to broad views over the Golden Horn and historic peninsula. Curated exhibitions and cultural programming run through the public spaces, using the building’s former banking halls as a setting for contemporary Istanbul.