Marmara Deluxe Hotel in Sirkeci, 0.6 km from Hagia Sophia

The hotel stands in the Sirkeci district of Istanbul, at Hocapasa Mah. Ebussuud Cad. No:45/1. Measured in a straight line, Sirkeci railway station is about 0.2 km away, the New Mosque and the Basilica Cistern each about 0.5 km, Hagia Sophia about 0.6 km and Topkapı Palace about 0.7 km. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is about 0.9 km and the Süleymaniye Mosque about 1.1 km.

Of the two airports, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 30.7 km away and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 33.8 km, both in a straight line. The hotel runs a paid airport shuttle, which matters for arrivals at either.

The hotel has 13 room types in all, ranging from compact economy rooms to 26 m² rooms that fit a family or a small group. The Economy Double or Twin Room is the smallest at 13 m², with one double bed and space for up to 3 guests; the Standard Double Room, at 14 m² with one double bed, also sleeps up to 3. Solo travellers have two single options, each 16 m² with one twin bed and sleeping up to 1: the Economy Single Room and the Standard Single Room, the latter with a city view.

The largest rooms are all 26 m². The Standard Quadruple Room and the Economy Quadruple Room each have 6 twin beds and 1 super-king bed, differing in view: the Standard looks over the city, the Economy over the street. The Family Room, also 26 m² with a city view, has 3 twin beds and 1 queen bed, a calmer arrangement for parents with children.

The hotel has a restaurant and room service, so meals do not depend on going out. A lift serves the building, and family rooms are among the types offered.

The hotel's facilities do not include a pool or a spa, though one room type, the Standard Double Room with Hammam, has its own hammam.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Children are allowed, and pets are not. The hotel offers no parking of its own, so anyone arriving by car should expect to sort out street or garage parking in the area independently.

For families, the combination works: children are allowed, family rooms exist, and the 26 m² quadruple and family rooms give four or more people real beds rather than fold-outs. Groups of friends can take a quadruple, with its 6 twin beds and 1 super-king bed, and split the space.

It does not suit travellers with pets, since none are allowed, and it is awkward for anyone relying on parking at the hotel, since the hotel offers none. What every guest gets is the location: a string of Istanbul's major landmarks within about 1.1 km in a straight line, and a railway station about 0.2 km away.