W Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey
Built 2008 · Last completed renovation 2015
W Hotel in Istanbul was last renovated in 2015, and originally built in 2008 (sourced renovations: 2014, 2015). Its HotelChrono freshness score is 6.2/10 — every date linked to a cited source.
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
Location
Satellite view · Istanbul, Turkey
Timeline
2008
Hotel opened — first W Hotels property in Europe, housed in the restored 19th-ce
2014
Most recent recorded renovation completed
2015
Designer Mahmut Anlar's revamp of the W Istanbul covered by Designboom (2015 pub
How this score is computed
Every figure here traces back to the sourced renovation year above — no hidden weighting, no black box. Recompute it yourself. See the full methodology →
What changed in the 2015 renovation
“mahmut anlar revamps the W hotel istanbul as a layered jewelry box”— source · retrieved 2026-08-04
Scope is quoted verbatim from the cited source — we never guess what a renovation covered.
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
Estimated2008
Last completed renovation
Sourced2015
Renovation history (sourced)
Sources record multiple renovations (2014–2015). The Chrono Score uses the most recent completed one.
Sources
Our iron rule: no quote, no data. Every date links back to the exact sentence it came from.
“mahmut anlar revamps the W hotel istanbul as a layered jewelry box”
“Year Built: 2008 · Year Last Renovated: 2014”
“W Hotels opened its first hotel in Europe in Istanbul in 2008. Within the renovated Akaretler Row Houses, a group of historic structures built in the 1870s to house the employees of the Dolmabahçe Palace.”
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Frequently asked
When was W Hotel built?+
W Hotel (Istanbul, Turkey) was built in 2008.
How old is W Hotel?+
W Hotel is 18 years old — it was built in 2008 and last renovated in 2015. Age measures the building; the Chrono Score measures how fresh it feels today.
When was W Hotel last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2015.
What is the Chrono Score of W Hotel?+
Its Chrono Score is 6.2/10 (Ageing) — a pure freshness metric, separate from its 5-star rating.