Ayramin Exclusive Hotel, 0.5 km from Taksim Square

The hotel stands in Beyoğlu, at an address on Tel Sokak in the Katip Mustafa Çelebi district. Taksim Square is about 0.5 km away, in a straight line, and Galata Tower about 1.1 km.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.4 km away.

The Small Room is the compact option: 13 m² with one double bed, sleeping up to 2, and a courtyard view. It suits a couple who plan to spend their days out rather than in the room.

Every other room type measures between 18 and 23 m² and carries the same bed arrangement of one queen bed and two twin beds. The Standard Room sleeps up to 3, as do the Superior Room with Hammam, the Luxury Room with Bathtub and the Deluxe Room with Big Hammam. That makes any of them workable for a small family or three adults sharing, though the twin beds are part of one room rather than separate spaces.

The differences between them are size and what comes with it. The Standard Room, at 18 m², faces the courtyard, as does the largest room, the 23 m² Deluxe Room with Big Hammam. Between them sit the 20 m² Superior Room with Hammam and the 21 m² Luxury Room with Bathtub, both facing the street.

The hotel has a restaurant and a bar, and room service if you would rather eat in your room. An airport shuttle runs on a paid basis, which matters for the roughly 31.4 km journey to Sabiha Gökçen. There is a lift, so reaching upper floors does not depend on stairs.

Behind the scenes, the hotel runs a 24-hour front desk with concierge and tour-desk services, and offers car hire, currency exchange and dry cleaning. Rooms are air-conditioned, heated and soundproofed, with free WiFi throughout.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed, so families can stay; the Standard Room sleeps up to 3, while the Small Room sleeps up to 2. Pets are not allowed. The hotel is non-smoking throughout, with non-smoking rooms.

This is a city hotel for travellers who want to be close to Taksim Square, about 0.5 km away in a straight line, with Galata Tower about 1.1 km further on. Couples will do fine in the Small Room if compact is acceptable; groups of three can take the Standard Room, the Superior Room with Hammam, the Luxury Room with Bathtub or the Deluxe Room with Big Hammam, all with the same queen-plus-two-twins bedding.

Travellers who want a private hammam or a bathtub should pick the room type that names one, since the Small and Standard rooms do not. Anyone bringing a pet will need to look elsewhere.