Elmira Pera Hotel & - Special Class: spa and hammam

The hotel stands on Kallavi Sokak in Istanbul, postcode 34430. Galata Tower is about 0.8 km away and Taksim Square about 1 km, in a straight line. The great monuments of the city lie farther out: Süleymaniye Mosque about 2.1 km, Topkapı Palace about 2.3 km, Hagia Sophia about 2.7 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 3 km. Sirkeci railway station is about 2 km away.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.7 km from the hotel, in a straight line. A shuttle to and from the airport runs for a fee.

The Deluxe Double Room is the smallest at 30 m², with one queen bed, a city view, and it sleeps up to three. The Deluxe Double Room with Balcony is a step up at 40 m², pairing a double bed with a sofa bed and adding a balcony; it also sleeps up to three and takes a city view.

The King Suite with Balcony and the Family Room are both 79 m². The King Suite has one queen bed and two sofa beds, sleeps up to five and has a city view. The Family Room comes in two bed arrangements, either two twin beds with a double bed and a sofa bed, or three twin beds with a double bed, and has a city view either way.

The largest unit is the Two-Room Apartment at 90 m², with a sofa bed and a street view rather than a city one. A separate Apartment with a sofa bed completes the range. City views run through most of the rooms; only the Two-Room Apartment looks onto the street.

The hotel has a spa, a hammam and a steam room. Room service is offered for guests who would rather eat in, and evening entertainment is laid on.

Practicalities are covered too. There is a lift, facilities for disabled guests, and family rooms.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed at the hotel. Pets are not allowed.

A couple or three travelling together has two straightforward options: the 30 m² Deluxe Double Room with its queen bed, or the 40 m² Deluxe Double Room with Balcony, which adds a sofa bed, a balcony and ten more square metres. Both take a city view.

Families are well served. Children are allowed, family rooms are among the hotel's offerings, and the 79 m² Family Room and King Suite with Balcony give real space; the King Suite sleeps up to five on a queen bed and two sofa beds. Larger parties still have the 90 m² Two-Room Apartment, though its only bed is a sofa bed.

The spa, hammam and steam room suit travellers who want to unwind without going out, and evening entertainment gives the evenings something to do. Business travellers have meeting and banquet rooms. Pet owners will need another hotel, as pets are not allowed.