Hotel Agan: an adults-only hotel in Sirkeci, Istanbul

Hotel Agan is an independent hotel, belonging to no chain, in Sirkeci, Istanbul, at Ebusuud Cad. Saffetipasa Sok. No:6, postcode 34110.

The two commercial airports are farther out: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 30.7 km from the hotel in a straight line, and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 33.8 km.

• Sirkeci railway station, about 0.2 km
• the Basilica Cistern and Hagia Irene, each about 0.5 km
• Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace, each about 0.6 km
• the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, about 0.8 km
• the Süleymaniye Mosque, about 1.1 km

The hotel has six room types, and they divide cleanly by size: four at 15 m² and two at 25 m². Within the 15 m² group the difference is bedding. The Single Room has one twin bed and sleeps up to 1, the only room type with a stated capacity of one. The Double Room has one queen bed and sleeps up to 3. The Standard Room has two twin beds and the Triple Room three, and both sleep up to 3. A couple will find the queen bed in the Double Room; three adults who want a bed each will find it in the Triple Room.

The two 25 m² rooms serve different parties. The Suite has one king bed and sleeps up to 3. The Standard Family Room has two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a city view, with one double bed and three twin beds, and sleeps up to 5. Its name notwithstanding, children are not allowed anywhere in the hotel, so in practice this room suits a group of up to five adults who want separate beds and a second bathroom.

Capacity follows bedding rather than size. The Double Room, the Standard Room and the Triple Room each sleep up to 3, and so does the Suite: the extra space buys room, not extra beds. Only the Family Room, with four beds across two bedrooms, raises the capacity, to 5.

Check-in starts at 13:00 and check-out runs until 12:00, so the hotel's day turns over around midday; anyone arriving early or leaving late should plan around those times. Two house rules shape who can stay: children are not allowed, and pets are not allowed. Both rules apply across all six room types, including the Standard Family Room, whose name suggests otherwise.

Hotel Agan works for adults travelling without children or animals. A solo traveller has the Single Room; a couple can take the Double Room or, for more space and a king bed, the Suite; three friends sharing can take the Triple Room or the Standard Room; and a group of up to five adults can spread across the two bedrooms of the Family Room. A party of four has one option in a single room type, the Family Room, or splits across two of the Double Room, the Standard Room and the Triple Room.

It does not work for families with children in any configuration, since the hotel admits none, nor for anyone travelling with a pet. Space is also a consideration: no room type exceeds 25 m², and four of the six are 15 m², so travellers who put a premium on room size have only the Suite and the Family Room to consider.