News From The Recently Renovated Armada Hotel

Turning the global inactivity within the first months of 2009 into an opportunity, the Armada Hotel completely renewed its infrastructure and renovated the interior decoration of the historical hotel building which was originally launched in 1994. During the renovation works that lasted a month, the Armada Hotel carefully preserved its most distinguished features as a "city-hotel" within the heart of the historical peninsula of Istanbul and the meeting-point of Istanbul citizens but also Armada become a more comfortable, and more appealing hotel to stay...

Among the most distinct novelties of Armada are:

Personal Climatization: As the ventilation system was completely changed, independent from the central heating system the Armada guests can be able to control and adjust their room temperature as they wish. In the meantime there will be more fresh air within the rooms through the new air lift pumping system.

"De-Luxe" and "Superior" Rooms: In line with the demand from the guests, the standarsd rooms were segmented according to the positioning and comfort level. The "Superior" rooms with sea and historical peninsula view were enlarged and eight of them were decorated as "De-Luxe".

The new luxury rooms were floored with wood parquet and enriched with antique carpets, while the walls were decorated with Ottoman imperial decrees and samples of Ottoman-Turkish cultural heritage. The private bath-rooms were enlarged, paved and tiled with original Turkish marbels and added the sprinkler shower systems. In addition to the facilities such as free ADSL Internet connection, safety box, mini-bar, LCD television, hair-dryer, natural cleaning soap and other materials in all of the rooms, specially woven bathrobes, slippers, pure cotton chamber-robes and tea and coffee trays with kettle were also added to each room.

Marble Pool and the "Divan Corner": The resting divans next to the Guest Lounge in the corner of the Lobby ("Fountain Café"), were completely renewed and decorated with velvet pillows, a bright-coloured carpet and a brass Ottoman brasier. Thus the "Fountain Café" gained a more oriental, more attractive "Divan Corner" towards the "Marble Pool" in which the turtles of Armada continue to meet the guests...

Armada "SERA" Restaurant: The atrium Armada SERA restaurant where the guests are hosted during the winter period, was enlarged and re-decorated with small orange and mandarine trees. A wine cellar with a large collection of premium Turkish wines was also added. Thus, the restaurant also turned into a "Winter Garden" for the daytime guests while it keeps its unique position in the historical peninsula for the guests who want to enjoy Istanbul's night view...

Ahırkapı Restaurant / Armada SALON: Adopting itself to the great variety demands of its users, the historical "Ahırkapı Restaurant" will go on service under a new hat; the multi-purposed "Armada SALON", after the recent renovation. In fact, since 1994, along with its primary function as the place where thousands of guests had/have their meals, the Ahırkapı Restaurant became the venue for a wide range of social events, cultural activities, dance workshops, wedding ceremonies and civil balls which the Armada Hotel revitalized as some of the old Istanbul rituals. During recent renovation all the ventilation, voice and light systems in the SALON were changed with high-technologic ones. Thus, the new Armada SALON is ready to host new guests and events...

Armada Hosts the First Time Performance of “City of Hotels”...

“I am among lyrics and songs,
which had never been written and sung
in any language.”
Edip Cansever

If he were alive, he could have heard his own words as songs in jazz melodies like he used to love and would have been very happy.

Armada will be hosting a poetry performance titled “City of Hotels” of Hümay Güldağ and Metin Belgin on the evening of 18th of November, 2008, Tuesday. Baki Duyarlar will accompany with his piano and the jazz songs composed by himself in the performance where the dramatically edited poems named “City of Hotels” of famous Turkish poet Edip Cansever will be on stage.

“City of Hotels” of Edip Cansever turns into a visual feast in Armada where has an atmosphere gives a feeling of İstanbul in early 20th century. One of the characters in the play of these dramatical poems, “Mrs. Sara” will be played by Hümay Güldağ and Metin Belgin gives life to the characters “Maitre d’hotel” and “ex-husband of Mrs. Sara”. Baki Duyarlar (Named in memory of his father who is a big Turkish Classical Music composer, Baki Duyarlar.) comes along with the performers by playing jazz songs which were particularly composed for the poems of Edip Cansever and this performance, live with the piano. All costume designs belong to Dilara Endican...

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“CITY OF HOTELS”

Edip Cansever, who is one of the pioneering poets of “The Second New” movement, constructs his poetry on comprehension of loneliness, cosmic loneliness of the individual. Each of us reach to our own inner voice whenever we read his poems.

“In City of Hotels, not only people come close and draw apart, but also objects, embedded with them, face the same treatment. With the companionship of gin glasses, Ms Sara, being acquainted with her own pains, attends to a different orchestra; “Like a female Christ crucifies herself on life or on death. Honestly, I am not sure, on life or on death? The only thing I know is that she paints the whole book with her own color, like blood leaking from those that I am not able to know.” / Edip Cansever

A Poetry Performance by Hümay Güldağ and Metin Belgin
Composer Baki Duyarlar

“Valentine’s Day 2008” at the Armada Hotel

“Valentine’s Day, 2008” will be celebrated at the Armada Hotel on February 14, Thursday. The program includes “Welcome Cocktail” with the live music by Group “Trio” at the Lobby, Romantic Dinner with the live music by “Dance Orchestra”. There is a rich breakfast with champagne next morning for the couples those wish to stay at the hotel on the 14th night. All the couples will also be given an artistic gift as a souvenir of "Valentine's Day 2008" by the Armada Hotel.

Program:
19:45-20:30 – “Welcome Coctail” and Group “Trio”, Lobby
20:30-24:00 – “Romantic Dinner” and “Dance Orchestra” - Ahırkapı Restaurant

Menu:

• Starters:
  Cold “Meze”s at the Traditional “Armada Çilingir Tray”:Grape leaves stuffed with Rice, Chicken with Walnut, Obergine Salad, Salmon Tartare, then; Pastry filled with Spinach, Fried Liver with Dill, Casseroled Shrimp
• Main Dish:
  Grilled Lamb Loin, marinated with Rosemary and Smoked Aubergine Puree Salad with Fresh Greenery
• Desert:
  “Love Parfait” with Icecream
• Finale:
  Coffeee and special Armada liqueurs
• Unlimited domestic drinks

Price:
Valentine’s Day (Cocktail & Dinner): 150 YTL for 2 person
Valentine’s Day (Cocktail & Dinner + Bed & Brakfast): 275 YTL for 2 person
Including VAT

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For detailed information and reservation please call:
Armada Sales Team
E-mail: infosatis@armadahotel.com.tr
Irmak ÖZYURT (0 212 455 44 71 )