Newly Constructed in Kadikoy Quake-Resistant-AC, Kadıköy

The property stands on Gazi Osman Paşa Street in the Osmanağa part of Kadıköy, Istanbul, postcode 34714. It is an apartment building, and its own name describes it as newly constructed and quake-resistant. For orientation within the city, Söğütlüçeşme railway station is about 0.4 km away, in a straight line, and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport about 25.4 km.

All of these are straight-line figures, so travel on the ground will be longer than the numbers suggest.

• Maiden's Tower, about 4.1 km
• Hagia Sophia, about 4.8 km
• Topkapı Palace, about 4.8 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque, about 5 km
• Galata Tower, about 6.2 km
• Süleymaniye Mosque, about 6.4 km

This is an apartment building rather than a hotel, and that shapes the whole stay: what you rent is a flat of your own in a residential building, not a room within a property built around travellers. The building's name presents it as newly constructed and resistant to earthquakes, which is its own description of the construction. A lift serves the building, which matters with luggage, with a pushchair, or for anyone who finds stairs difficult.

There is only one room type, the Apartment, so there are no categories to weigh against each other and no upgrade to consider: every booking is the same 35 m² flat with one double bed, sleeping up to three guests. Two travellers share the double bed with space to spare in 35 m². A third guest brings the flat to its maximum of three, and since the double bed is the only bed, a party of three will either share it or arrange the third sleeping place themselves.

For a couple, the flat is a comfortable size. For two adults and a child it also works, children being allowed and the count of three covering exactly that party. What it cannot do is take a fourth person: three is the most the apartment sleeps, and 35 m² is snug for three adults arranged around a single double bed.

Check-in opens at 15:00 and the latest arrival is 22:00; the stated times give no option after that, so plan flights and transfers with the cut-off in mind, bearing in mind that Sabiha Gökçen Airport is about 25.4 km away in a straight line. Check-out runs until 11:00.

Children are allowed. Pets are not allowed, so the flat does not suit anyone travelling with an animal.

It suits a couple, up to three adults, or two adults with a child, who want one straightforward flat in Kadıköy: a single 35 m² space, a lift in the building, and a railway station about 0.4 km away. It also suits travellers who place weight on the building's own claim of new, earthquake-resistant construction.

It does not suit a group larger than three, since the apartment sleeps no more than three. It does not suit anyone bringing a pet. And it is not the choice for a traveller who wants the facilities of a large hotel: the building's facilities do not include a pool, a spa or a restaurant.

Travellers who want a choice of room types, or a second bedroom for a larger family, will not find them here either: the Apartment is the only room type, and its only bed is the double.