Istanbul - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 81

well as cots and baby cleansing
products, while in the restaurant
and as part of the room service, a
children's menu is offered. Dishes
featured on the menus include
fish fingers, pasta, burgers, meze
and delicious desserts such as
chocolate cake and banana splits.
Children are given crayons, draw-
ing paper and stuffed toys to
make their stay extra special too,
plus parents are given suggested
itineraries with details of attrac-
tions that might interest young-
sters of all ages. Prices, as might
be expected, are not cheap, but
memories will last forever!
Rooms 244 including 23 executive
suites suitable for families, 57 club
rooms and Ritz-Carlton Suite with
adjoining staff facilities. Rates rooms
from around 600 YTL and executive
suites from around 1030 YTL. Credit
AmEx, MC, V. Amenities babysitting
service, children's club, restaurant
with children's menu, valet parking,
spa, shopping arcade, swimming
pools. In room special children's
safety features such as balcony nets,
night lights, cot, baby products, tele-
phone, TV, AC, safe, Internet access.

Guney Park Terrace at The Ritz-Carlton

If donar kebabs are a passion
with your children, head for this
stylish little cafe. Cheerfully deco-
rated and serving a whole host of
goodies, such as meatballs, bur-
gers with chips and salads, and
pastries, the cafe's fresh kebab
meat in the window is the big
draw. Served with fries and salad,
it is ideal for a quick informal
meal or snack.
Open 10am-8pm daily. Main
Courses 9 YTL. Amenities menu
suitable for children, good buggy and
wheelchair access.

FAMILY-FRIENDLY
DINING

MODERATE
The Pudding Shop Lale
Restaurant

★★
Divan Yolu Caddesi No 6,
Sultanahmet. b [phone] or
[phone]; www.pudding
shop.com . Easy to find, look out for
the tourist information office at
Sultanahmet and on the opposite
side of the road directly in front you
will find the Pudding Shop, as it is
affectionately known.

VALUE

INEXPENSIVE
Hangar Cafe

★
Emniyet Evleri Lalapasa Sk. No7, 4
Levent, Istanbul b [phone].
Located just behind the
Mövenpick Hotel Istanbul.
Simply take the first right from
the hotel's main entrance and it
is a short walk down and on the
left-hand side.

FIND

One of the oldest established
restaurants in Istanbul and right

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