Aston Hotel Taksim: family rooms 0.3 km from Taksim Square

The Aston Hotel Taksim stands on Feridiye Caddesi in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, about 0.3 km from Taksim Square in a straight line. Galata Tower and Dolmabahçe Palace are each about 1.6 km away.

Further out, Topkapı Palace is about 2.8 km, Hagia Sophia about 3.4 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 3.7 km, all in a straight line. Of the two airports, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.5 km away and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 31.9 km.

The two economy rooms are the smallest at 15 m² each. The Economy Room has one queen bed and sleeps up to 3; the Economy Double Room has two queen beds in the same footprint and sleeps up to 2, so it trades floor space for a second bed.

The superior rooms, at 17 m², come in the same pairing: the Superior Room has one queen bed and sleeps up to 3, while the Superior Double Room fits three queen beds into its 17 m² and sleeps up to 3.

For families and groups, four room types sit at 20 to 25 m². The Family Room and the Family Room with Balcony each have two queen beds in 20 m²; the Family Room sleeps up to 5. The Quadruple Room, Balcony has two double beds in 20 m². The Studio Suite, at 22 m², has two double beds and a sofa bed. The largest is the Suite with Balcony: 25 m² with two queen beds and a sofa bed, sleeping up to 6.

The hotel has family rooms, a bar, room service, a business center and a lift, and offers an airport shuttle for a fee. For a working trip, the business center and the meeting rooms among its facilities make it a practical choice; for anyone arriving with heavy bags or mobility concerns, the lift matters in a multi-storey city building.

The hotel's facilities do not include parking, so anyone driving should plan for that. There is no pool or spa here; the hotel is set up for sleeping, eating and working rather than for leisure facilities.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed, and with family rooms sleeping up to five and a suite sleeping up to six, the hotel can take a family in one room rather than several. Pets are not allowed. There is no parking at the hotel.

This hotel suits couples and small groups who want to be close to Taksim Square, families who need beds rather than space, and business travellers who need a business center and an airport shuttle. The range of room types, from a 15 m² economy room to a 25 m² suite for six.

It also does not suit anyone travelling with a pet, or anyone who needs to park a car at the hotel. The economy rooms, at 15 m², are compact; a traveller wanting more space should look to the family rooms, the studio suite or the suite with balcony.