Six Senses Kocatas Mansions, Istanbul Destination Wedding Venue

TWO OTTOMAN-ERA MANSIONS ON THE UPPER BOSPHORUS: WEDDINGS AT KOCATAŞ

Kocataş Mansions, which opened in 2019 as Six Senses Kocataş Mansions, is a small hotel in two restored Ottoman-era mansions, Kocataş Mansion and Sait Paşa Mansion, in Sarıyer on the European shore of the upper Bosphorus. It opened with 45 rooms and suites; its current listing shows 38. For a wedding it offers an 800 m² outdoor venue seating 350 and a 400 m² indoor venue seating 200.

IWP shortlists Kocataş Mansions for intimate weddings and buyouts, where a family wants a private house on the water rather than a large hotel. This page gives you the facts we use when we shortlist it: rooms, venues, distances, best dates and what an Indian wedding here costs.

Kocataş Mansions at a glance

• Rooms: 38 rooms and suites in the current listing (45 at opening in 2019); about 75 staying guests.
• Setting: Two three-storey Ottoman-era mansions with landscaped gardens in Sarıyer, on the European shore of the Bosphorus.
• Indoor venues: One 400 m² indoor venue (200 seated, 250 standing), plus smaller function rooms.
• Outdoor venues: One 800 m² outdoor venue (350 seated, 450 standing); the hotel highlights 270-degree Bosphorus views.
• Dining: Scalini (Italian, opened in 2022) and Toro Latin GastroBar.
• Wellness: A spa with Turkish hammam rituals; indoor and outdoor pools.
• Getting there: Istanbul Airport (IST), about 40 minutes by road; the historic centre is about an hour by boat.

An Indian wedding at Kocataş Mansions

Kocataş Mansions suits an intimate wedding of 50 to 100 guests, with close family in the mansions for two or three nights. A buyout gives you the whole house for about 75 staying guests; the rest stay at larger hotels in Sarıyer, such as The Grand Tarabya, with coaches between events. Because the outdoor venue seats 350, the functions can stay here even when most guests sleep elsewhere.

How the celebrations fit Kocataş Mansions

• Mehendi as a daytime party in the gardens, with the Bosphorus in view.
• Sangeet in the 400 m² indoor venue, for up to 200 seated or 250 standing.
• Pheras in the 800 m² outdoor venue in the late afternoon, with the indoor venue as the wet-weather plan.
• Reception outdoors for up to 350 seated in warm months, or indoors for up to 200.

What an Indian wedding at Kocataş Mansions costs

These are IWP’s indicative, all-inclusive bands (venue and rooms, food and beverage, décor and production, entertainment, guest logistics and planning), which we price exactly for your dates:

• Intimate, 50–100 guests, 2 days: from about US$105,000 (₹1 crore).
• Premium, 150–250 guests, 3 days: US$315,000–525,000 (₹3–5 crore).

An exclusive buyout of the hotel sits in the Royal band. What moves the number here: the season, how many nights guests stay, a buyout versus a shared hotel, the number of functions, and how many guests need rooms and transfers from other hotels. See all wedding venues in Istanbul and our Turkey wedding guide.

Best dates

Istanbul is most comfortable from April to June and in September and October; winter is the wettest season, which matters here because the larger venue is outdoors. The 2027 Hindu calendar has no muhurats from August to October, so muhurat-led families usually choose late April to June (44 dates), which suits the outdoor venue. See our list of Hindu wedding dates of 2027.

Planning from abroad? Read our guides for couples in the USA, the UK and Canada, or book a 30-minute video call.

Kocataş Mansions wedding FAQs

How many rooms does Kocataş Mansions have?

The hotel opened in 2019 with 45 rooms and suites across its two mansions; its current listing shows 38. That is about 75 staying guests at two per room, so most weddings here combine a buyout for family with rooms at larger hotels nearby.

What does an Indian wedding at Kocataş Mansions cost?

IWP’s indicative all-inclusive bands are from about US$105,000 (₹1 crore) for 50–100 guests over two days, and US$315,000–525,000 (₹3–5 crore) for 150–250 guests over three days with rooms at nearby hotels. An exclusive buyout sits in the Royal band.

Which venues at Kocataş Mansions can host the wedding functions?

The hotel publishes two wedding spaces: an outdoor venue of 800 m², for 350 seated or 450 standing, and an indoor venue of 400 m², for 200 seated or 250 standing. Smaller function rooms suit pujas and family dinners.

How far is Kocataş Mansions from the airport?

Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 40 minutes by road. Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) is on the Asian side and a longer drive. The historic centre is about an hour away by boat, so we plan sightseeing as a single day out.

Where on the Bosphorus is Kocataş Mansions?

In Sarıyer, on the European shore far up the Bosphorus, well away from the old city. The two mansions sit in landscaped gardens facing the water, which gives the hotel the feel of a private house rather than a city hotel.

What is the best time of year for a wedding at Kocataş Mansions?

April to June and September to October, because the larger venue is outdoors. With no Hindu muhurats from August to October in 2027, muhurat-led families usually choose late April to June. Winter weddings here are limited to the 200-seat indoor venue.

Can we have Indian food, a pandit, a mandap and a baraat at Kocataş Mansions?

Yes. IWP brings Indian chefs to work with the hotel kitchen, flies in a pandit and builds the mandap; fire, fireworks, music hours and the baraat are agreed with the hotel in advance.

See all wedding venues in Istanbul, read our Turkey wedding guide, compare The Grand Tarabya and Çırağan Palace Kempinski, or tell us your dates and guest count for a venue shortlist and budget estimate within 24 hours.