Situated right on the Bosporus, this penthouse apartment is immersed in spectacular sights of the city worthy of Sultans. It’s truly breathtaking to enjoy your morning coffee on a comfortable sofa in the spacious living room or your evening drink stretched out on a deck chair on the extensive terrace while gazing at 270-degree views ranging from iconic monuments to the ferries cruising along.
The building is named Samibey, built by and named after my late grandfather Dr. Zülfü Sami Özgen, with the penthouse apartment designed as the family’s main accommodation located on the 4th floor and accessible through a private elevator. The apartment has recently been completely refurbished with contemporary period furniture and modern equipment, nevertheless its authenticity has been preserved with a number of historic items sprinkled throughout the space.
The entrance is typical of post war period İstanbul apartment buildings with a heavy iron frame glass door and central white marble steps leading to a landing from where a stairway climbs to upper floors and flats. Once the door that separates the interior from the street shuts behind you, the city’s modern noise and hum is dimmed for a moment and if in the right mindset you might as well feel having disembarked the Orient Express. It is only when entering the penthouse apartment and facing the magnificent view of the Bosporus that one is jolted back to present.
The 150m2 flat has a circular layout with a large living room and an accompanying spacious terrace facing the Bosporus, offering abundant cozy sofas as well as a large dinner table. The terrace also boasts deck equipment to enjoy the ample sun İstanbul has to offer.
Two full bathrooms are located on two parallel hallways leading away from the communal area with a shower in the smaller one and a bathtub in the larger. Both bathrooms have been modernized for guests’ comfort. The kitchen is located on one of the hallways, next to the smaller bathroom and offers new appliances and equipment such as stove, microwave, fridge, dishwasher, coffee makers (filter and Turkish), kettle, toaster, pots and pans, plates, cutlery, utensils and basic cooking ingredients.
All four bedrooms are located in the back hallway connecting the two hallways from the communal area, completing the circular layout of the apartment. Two of the bedrooms have queen beds and the other two double beds, all with fresh linens, extra pillows and blankets for those guests that seek added comfort and warmth as well as ample closet space for heavy packers. Also, all bedrooms have A/C units for those hot summer days.
In between the bedrooms is a laundry/utility area where extra towels are stored and equipped with a washing machine and an iron just in case.
A large communal garden located on the ground floor of the building is available for the pleasure of our guests along with other residents, presenting ample green grass to lie on and an assortment of mature trees to relax under.
