Gafa Garden Hostel & Apartments near Taksim Square

Gafa Garden Hostel & Apartments stands on Tel Sokak in Istanbul, about 0.5 km from Taksim Square in a straight line. Galata Tower is about 1.2 km away, also in a straight line.

The major sights sit farther out but still within a compact radius: Topkapı Palace about 2.4 km, Süleymaniye Mosque about 2.5 km, Hagia Sophia about 2.9 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 3.2 km, each measured in a straight line. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31.4 km away.

The 16 room types divide into dormitory beds and private rooms, which is the first choice to make here. The dorms cover mixed and female-only options: a 6-bed mixed room with six bunk beds sleeping up to 6, a bed in a 10-bed mixed room (20 m², one bunk bed), a bed in an 8-bed room with a single bed (20 m²), a bed in a 4-bed female room (25 m²) and a 6-bed female room with five bunk beds sleeping up to 5.

Among the privates, the Double Room with Private Bathroom is the most compact at 15 m², with one twin bed and space for up to 2; the Double Room with Balcony is 16 m², also with a twin bed, sleeping up to 2. The Double Room takes a queen bed, sleeps up to 3 and has a city view, so it is the one to pick when a third adult shares. The Family Apartment spreads its sleeping across a queen bed, a twin bed and a sofa bed, which suits adults sharing one unit, since children are not allowed at the property.

Two rooms stand out for solo travellers who want space rather than company: the Apartment With Balcony is 45 m² with a sofa bed and sleeps up to 1, and the Suite With Terrace is 75 m², again with one sofa bed for up to 1.

Check-in runs from 14:00, with a latest check-in time of 23:30, so late-evening arrivals are possible but not after that hour. Check-out is until 11:00.

Children are not allowed. This applies across the whole property, dorms and private rooms alike, so the hostel works only for adult travellers.

This is hostel and backpacker accommodation, and it fits that traveller best: someone choosing between a bunk in a mixed or female dorm, or a small private double, with the option of a very large suite or apartment if solo space matters more than beds.

It does not suit families with children in any form, given the rule against them. Nor is it a conventional hotel: the property is built around dormitory and simple private rooms rather than a hotel's range of services, so a traveller expecting that should look elsewhere.