Like the Pharaohs' pyramids and Nebuchadnezzar’s hanging gardens, rich men have long sought to build the ultimate thing.
Mardan Palace is considered to be one of the most expensive resorts in the world, costing $1.4 billion to build.
There are 546 rooms separated into three wings: Dolmabahce, European, and Anatolian, and each has a unique design.
The swimming pool covers five acres and contains a sunken aquarium with 2,400 fish inside. It runs through the hotel and meets a waterway that allows you to circumambulate the hotel in a gondola.
There are ten restaurants and 11 bars. Lara Beach is instantly accessible, as are a huge amount of activities, from water-skiing to volleyball.
The cathedral-like lobby glitters with a golden ceiling, and Swarovski Crystal chandeliers hang above a staircase as elegant as the sweep of an angel’s dress.
Bosphorus restaurant
Besiktas restaurant
Aquamarine restaurant
The luxury rooms have huge bathrooms, walk-in showers and some even have a private hammam bath.
Products are by Hermes, who seems to have now quit delivering messages for the Gods and is now making really expensive shampoo.
Kundu Koyu Oteller Mevkii Lara, Kundu, 07400 07400, Turkey
