Cheers Vera Edition Hotel in Istanbul's Sultanahmet

The hotel stands on Alaykosku Caddesi in the Sultanahmet Sirkeci district of Istanbul. Measured in a straight line, the Basilica Cistern is about 0.2 km away, Hagia Sophia about 0.3 km, Hagia Irene about 0.4 km, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 0.5 km and Topkapı Palace about 0.7 km. The Süleymaniye Mosque lies about 1.3 km away, and Sirkeci railway station about 0.5 km.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 30.5 km away and Istanbul Airport about 34.1 km, in a straight line. The hotel runs a paid airport shuttle.

This is a hotel of small and mid-sized rooms. The smallest is the Large Single Room, at 13 m² with one twin bed; despite the name, it sleeps up to 2. The Single Room, 14 m² with a double bed, sleeps up to 1. The Double Room is the same size with the same bed. All three look out on the city.

Four triples fill the middle of the range. The Standard Triple Room, 14 m² with a double bed and a sofa bed, is the only room in the hotel with a garden view. The Economy Triple Room and the Triple Room are both 16 m² with a double bed and a sofa bed; the Economy sleeps up to 3. The Deluxe Triple Room, also 16 m², pairs a twin bed with the double and faces the city. Across the range, sizes run from 13 to 30 m², and the difference between one triple and another is mostly the bedding and the view rather than the floor area.

For four people sharing, the Quadruple Room with Sea View offers 20 m² with a double bed and two twins, and both a sea and a city view; the Standard Quadruple Room has the same beds with a sea view. The largest room of all is the Family Room: 30 m² with two double beds and a twin bed, facing the city. With children allowed at the hotel, it is the natural choice for a family.

Only the two quadruple rooms have a sea view, so a couple set on one must take a room sized and bedded for four. Every single and double faces the city, and the garden view belongs to the Standard Triple Room alone.

Check-in runs from 14:00 and check-out until 11:00. A lift serves the building, and family rooms are part of the range. Parking at the hotel is paid, as is the airport shuttle.

• Children are allowed at the hotel.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Parking is paid.
• The airport shuttle is paid.

For a traveller whose days will centre on the Sultanahmet landmarks, the position is the hotel's main strength: the Basilica Cistern, Hagia Sophia, Hagia Irene, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque and Topkapı Palace all lie within about 0.7 km in a straight line, and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 1.3 km.

Couples and solo travellers match the 13 to 14 m² singles and doubles. Groups of three and four have several triple and quadruple options, and families have the 30 m² Family Room with its three beds. Space is the trade-off for the position: apart from the Family Room, no room type is larger than 20 m². Anyone travelling with a pet will need another hotel. The airports are about 30.5 km (Sabiha Gökçen) and 34.1 km (Istanbul) away in a straight line; the paid airport shuttle is one way to cover that distance.