AB Residences- Private Villa Independent: 250 m² apartment

AB Residences- Private Villa Independent is an apartment building at Baltacı Cıkmazı Sokak No:1, in the Katip Mustafa Celebi Mahallesi of Beyoğlu, Istanbul. The Museum of Innocence is about 0.3 km away, Taksim Square about 0.5 km, and Galata Tower about 1.1 km, all in a straight line.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.3 km away, in a straight line; the property runs an airport shuttle, for a fee.

• Topkapı Palace: about 2.3 km, in a straight line
• Hagia Sophia: about 2.8 km, in a straight line
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque: about 3.2 km, in a straight line

The building contains a single unit, the Apartment with Terrace, so there are no room categories to weigh against one another. It measures 250 m², has a terrace of its own and looks onto the garden. Sleeping is arranged across two super-king beds, one queen bed, one double bed and one sofa bed.

A family or a group of friends shares one large apartment instead of booking several separate hotel rooms, with a terrace and a garden view as part of the unit; children are allowed, and babysitting can be arranged for evenings out. The bed mix also lets a group pair up in different ways: the super-kings for couples who want space, the queen and the double for others, the sofa bed for a child or an extra guest.

A couple or a solo traveller, by contrast, would be paying for 250 m² and a bed lineup they are unlikely to fill, and the property offers nothing smaller: this apartment is the only unit.

Room service is available, babysitting covers evenings out, and an airport shuttle runs for a fee. The meeting and banquet rooms are the unusual item for a property of this type; they make it workable for a small group combining a stay with a working session or a family celebration.

The rest serves a family or group stay directly: room service means meals can come to the apartment rather than requiring a run out, and the shuttle handles the long transfer to and from Sabiha Gökçen.

• Check-in from 15:00; check-out until 10:00
• Children are allowed
• Parking is paid, so anyone arriving by car should expect a charge

For a large family or a group of friends, the case is straightforward: one 250 m² apartment with two super-king beds, a queen bed, a double bed and a sofa bed, children allowed, babysitting and room service on offer, and Taksim Square about 0.5 km away in a straight line. The Museum of Innocence is closer still, at about 0.3 km. The meeting and banquet rooms also make it workable for a group combining the stay with an event.

For a solo traveller or a couple it is harder to justify: the apartment is the only unit, nothing smaller exists, and parking is paid rather than free. Anyone flying into Sabiha Gökçen should note the airport is about 31.3 km away, in a straight line, though the paid shuttle covers the transfer.