Aven Hotel, a small hotel about 0.3 km from Taksim Square

Aven Hotel stands on Lamartin Caddesi in Istanbul, postcode 34437. Taksim Square is about 0.3 km away in a straight line, which is the closest landmark to the hotel.

Dolmabahçe Palace is about 1.4 km away in a straight line and Galata Tower about 1.8 km. Further out, Topkapı Palace is about 2.9 km, Hagia Sophia about 3.5 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 3.8 km. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.4 km away in a straight line.

The hotel has four room types, all within a fairly narrow size band of 20 to 27 m². The Economy Double Room is the smallest at 20 m², with two twin beds and space for up to 3 guests; it is the only room without a stated city view. The Standard Double Room, at 23 m², has one double bed, sleeps up to 3 and looks out over the city.

The Standard Twin Room is slightly larger at 25 m², again with two twin beds and sleeping up to 3, with a city view. The largest room is the Standard Triple Room at 27 m², with three twin beds and a city view; no maximum guest count is given for it, so judge it by its three beds.

For a couple, the Standard Double is the natural choice, being the only room with a double bed. Friends or colleagues sharing will prefer the twin-bedded rooms, and the Standard Triple's three separate beds suit three travellers who each want their own. A family of three can use the Economy Double, the Standard Double or the Standard Twin, with the larger Standard Twin giving the most space.

Aven Hotel is a hotel rather than a resort, and its facilities reflect that: room service, family rooms and a lift, plus a paid airport shuttle.

Soundproofed, non-smoking rooms are part of the offer, and the hotel provides laundry and dry cleaning. Express and private check-in and check-out are both possible, and a tour desk and car hire are on hand for onward travel.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 11:30. Children are allowed at the hotel, and family rooms are among the room options. Pets are not allowed.

The hotel offers a paid airport shuttle, which matters for the roughly 31.4 km straight-line distance to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW).

The hotel suits couples, small families and groups of up to three who want a compact city base close to Taksim Square: the Economy Double, Standard Double and Standard Twin each sleep up to 3, children are allowed, and family rooms exist among the options. The lift makes upper floors easy to reach, and the paid airport shuttle eases arrival and departure.

It suits a traveller less well if the party is larger than three, since no room type takes more than that, or if a pet is coming along, as pets are not allowed. Anyone wanting a room larger than 27 m², or a view other than the city views in three of the four room types, will also not find it here.