Honey House Apartment: 55 m² studios in Alemdar, Istanbul

Honey House Apartment is an apartment building on Çatalçeşme Street, number 46, in the Alemdar district of Istanbul. It is an independent property, not part of a chain.

The closest of the measured landmarks is the Basilica Cistern, about 0.2 km away; the farthest within the city is the Süleymaniye Mosque, about 1.3 km. Sirkeci railway station, about 0.6 km away in a straight line, is the nearest rail point among the distances given. Only the airport, at about 30.6 km, lies far from the building; the property runs a paid airport shuttle for that run.

• Basilica Cistern: about 0.2 km
• Hagia Sophia: about 0.4 km
• Hagia Irene: about 0.4 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque: about 0.5 km
• Sirkeci railway station: about 0.6 km
• Topkapı Palace: about 0.8 km
• Süleymaniye Mosque: about 1.3 km
• Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW): about 30.6 km

Both of the property's room types are studios of 55 m². The Studio (4 Adults) has one king bed and two sofa beds and sleeps up to 5. The Studio (5 Adults) has one king bed and three sofa beds and sleeps up to 6. Note that each name understates its count by one: the studio named for four adults sleeps five, and the studio named for five adults sleeps six.

Since the two studios are the same size, the choice between them comes down entirely to sleeping arrangements. In both, the king bed serves one person or one couple; everyone else sleeps on sofa beds, two in the smaller-count studio and three in the larger. A couple gets the king bed either way. For four adults, either studio works, since both sleep more than four; the Studio (4 Adults) sleeps up to 5, and the Studio (5 Adults) sleeps up to 6. A group of five or six needs the Studio (5 Adults), which sleeps up to 6.

The property has parking, including accessible parking, and an airport shuttle for a fee. Guests arriving by car park at the building itself, and guests who need an accessible space have one. For flights, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 30.6 km away in a straight line, and the paid shuttle connects the airport and the apartment.

Check-out is until 11:00. Children are not allowed, and pets are not allowed. The studios are classed as family rooms and sleep up to five and six, but with children not permitted they work as quarters for groups of adults — friends, relatives or colleagues sharing one space — rather than for families travelling with children.

It suits groups of adults who would rather share one large studio than take several separate hotel rooms: 55 m², a king bed and two or three sofa beds under one roof, with the Basilica Cistern about 0.2 km away in a straight line and Hagia Sophia about 0.4 km. Couples who want space get the same 55 m² with the king bed and sofa beds to spare.

It does not suit families with children or anyone travelling with a pet, since neither is allowed. It is also an apartment building rather than a hotel, run independently and not part of a chain, which matters to travellers who expect the services of a full-service property.