Byzantion Floor

This floor represents ''Byzantion'' period in Istanbul. This first floor of the hotel carries small details of Byzantion period and is dedicated to Byzas. He and the Greek colonists led by him, established the city. The legend is that Delphic Oracle, advised Byzas to settle across the land of the blinds. Byzas chose Seraglio Point (Sarayburnu) across Chalcedeon (Kadikoy) whose inhabitants he considered to be blind to have missed such a favourable location.