Istanbul Amedros Home: apartments in Sultanahmet, Fatih

Istanbul Amedros Home is an apartment building on Dizdariye Çeşmesi Sokak in Binbirdirek, in the Sultanahmet part of Fatih, postcode 34122. It offers three apartment types rather than hotel rooms, and all three are family rooms.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 30.8 km away, in a straight line. The hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee, and parking is paid for anyone arriving by car.

• Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque: about 0.2 km, in a straight line
• Little Hagia Sophia: about 0.4 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque: about 0.5 km
• Hagia Sophia: about 0.8 km
• Sirkeci railway station: about 1.1 km
• Topkapı Palace: about 1.3 km
• Süleymaniye Mosque: about 1.3 km

The One-Bedroom Apartment with Garden View is the smallest of the three, at 75 m², and sleeps up to four on a double bed, a twin bed and a sofa bed. It suits a couple, with the double bed as the main sleeping space, or a family of four who use the twin bed and the sofa bed; there is one separate bedroom, and the view is of the garden.

The Two-Bedroom Apartment with Balcony and the Two-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View are each 85 m² and each sleep up to six, on four twin beds and a sofa bed. Both look out to the sea; the difference between them is the balcony, which the first of the two has. The four twin beds make these units flexible for families with children or for friends sharing, and they are the only ones that fit a group of five or six.

As an apartment building, Amedros Home is built around its units rather than around shared hotel facilities. All three apartments are family rooms and children are allowed, so a family gets a whole apartment with separate bedrooms and a sofa bed rather than a single hotel room. The two-bedroom types are the roomiest option for a larger family, at 85 m² each.

For arrivals and departures, the hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee, which is worth knowing given the distance to Sabiha Gökçen. Parking at the property is paid, so anyone driving should expect that cost.

The pet rule is the one to note before deciding: pets are not allowed, so the property is out for anyone travelling with an animal. Children, by contrast, are welcome in all three apartments.

• Check-in is from 14:00.
• Check-out is until 11:00.
• Children are allowed.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Parking is paid.

It suits families and groups: children are allowed, all three apartments are family rooms, and each two-bedroom sleeps up to six with two bedrooms of twin beds plus a sofa bed. It also suits travellers who would rather have an apartment with a garden or sea view than a standard hotel room, and anyone who values space, since even the smallest unit is 75 m².

It does not suit anyone travelling with a pet, as pets are not allowed. A solo traveller or a couple wanting a compact room will find the smallest apartment larger than they need, though the space, the second bedroom of the larger units and the views are what this property is about.