Grand Palace Hotel: family rooms and a paid airport shuttle

The Grand Palace Hotel stands in Yenibosna, in the Bahçelievler district of Istanbul. Its position is best understood by straight-line distance: Mihrimah Edirnekapı Mosque is about 9 km away, Chora Church about 9.4 km, Fatih Istanbul Mosque and the Church of the Holy Apostles about 9.7 km each, Pammakaristos Church about 9.8 km and Laleli Mosque about 10 km.

Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 30.7 km from the hotel, in a straight line. The hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee, which matters here more than at most city hotels given that distance.

The hotel has no parking of its own, so anyone arriving by car should weigh that before choosing it.

Two rooms share the smallest size, 20 m², but serve different travellers: the Deluxe Single Room has one twin bed and sleeps up to 2, while the Deluxe Double Room with Balcony has a queen bed, sleeps up to 3, and adds a balcony. Between them in size, the 25 m² Deluxe Double or Twin Room comes with either one double bed or two twin beds, so it suits a couple or two people who want separate beds.

The two 30 m² rooms are the family and group options. The Deluxe Quadruple Room has four twin beds, and the Deluxe Triple Room has one double bed and one twin bed, which works well for two adults and a child.

The largest room is the 35 m² Queen Room with Spa Bath: a queen bed, sleeps up to 3, a city view and its own spa bath.

The hotel has a bar, room service, a lift and family rooms, plus facilities for disabled guests. There are meeting and banquet rooms, which points to business and event use as much as to holidays.

The airport shuttle is paid, as is the separate shuttle service; both connect the hotel with the airport about 30.7 km away in a straight line.

Check-in runs from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00, a fairly standard split that leaves the morning for a late breakfast or an early start to the airport.

Children are allowed, and with family rooms and the quadruple and triple room types, the hotel works for families with one or two children.

The Grand Palace Hotel suits families, given that children are allowed, family rooms exist and the 30 m² quadruple and triple rooms take three or four people. It also suits business travellers, with meeting and banquet rooms and a paid airport shuttle for the 30.7 km trip to Istanbul Airport.

It does not suit travellers whose priority is being close to the historic churches and mosques: those sit about 9 to 10 km away in a straight line. Nor does it suit anyone wanting a pool, a spa or on-site dining beyond a bar and room service, or anyone driving in, since the hotel has no parking.