The Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul is situated in a nineteenth century palace located on the shores of the Bosphorus overlooking the Asian shore. The hotel has one hundred and seventy rooms and suites decorated in a modern style with Ottoman influences. The spa is styled after a traditional Turkish hammam with western sophistication and a large skylit swimming pool. The restaurant, Aqua focuses on Mediterranean cuisine with Turkish and Italian specialties with sweeping views of the Bosphorus.