Kuzen Otel: adults-only hotel in Kadıköy with a bar

Kuzen Otel sits in the Caferağa neighbourhood of Kadıköy, on Dumlupınar street. Haydarpaşa railway station is about 0.9 km away, in a straight line, and the Maiden's Tower about 3.9 km. The old landmarks of the city are all a few kilometres off: Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace about 4.3 km, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 4.4 km, Galata Tower about 5.8 km and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 5.9 km.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 26 km away, in a straight line.

The hotel splits its rooms into two sizes. Three room types are built for one guest, each with a single twin bed: the Economy Single Room and the Executive Single Room with Bathroom, both 13 m², and the Luxury Single Room, 1 Bedroom, at 18 m².

The other four room types are all 27 m². The Double Room has a super-king bed, a city view and sleeps up to 3, so it works for a couple who want a large bed or for three adults sharing. The Comfort Double or Twin Room offers either 2 twin beds or 1 double bed, a garden view and also sleeps up to 3. The Comfort Twin Room has 2 twin beds and sleeps up to 2, the choice for two travellers who prefer separate beds.

Since the hotel is adults only, none of these rooms are family rooms in the usual sense; the Double Room and the Comfort Double or Twin Room, which sleep up to 3, are for three adults.

Kuzen Otel takes only adult guests, which sets the tone of the place: couples, solo travellers and groups of friends rather than families. Day to day it works as a full hotel rather than a bare rooming house, with a restaurant, a bar and room service, so you can eat in the evening without going out.

Evening entertainment is part of the offer. If you want a quiet, early night, this is worth weighing; if you like some life in the hotel after dark, it plays in your favour.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Pets are not allowed.

The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day, which matters for late arrivals and early departures.

It suits adults travelling alone, thanks to three different single room types at two sizes, and couples or threesomes of friends, with four 27 m² rooms to choose between, some sleeping up to 3. The restaurant, bar and room service make it comfortable for stays of any length, and the paid airport shuttle eases the 26 km trip to Sabiha Gökçen.

It does not suit families with children, as the hotel is adults only, or anyone travelling with a pet. It is also a poor fit for drivers, since there is no parking. If your priority is a large bed, the Double Room's super-king is the one to look at; if separate beds matter, the Comfort Twin Room or the Comfort Double or Twin Room with twin beds are the options.