Novotel Istanbul Bosphorus: spa, hammam and pool in Karaköy

The hotel stands on Kemankes Caddesi in Karaköy, Beyoglu, postcode 34425. Galata Tower is about 0.5 km away in a straight line, Sirkeci railway station about 1.1 km, Topkapı Palace about 1.3 km, Taksim Square about 1.5 km, Süleymaniye Mosque about 1.6 km, Hagia Sophia about 1.8 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 2.1 km.

Of the two airports, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 31 km away and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 33 km, in a straight line.

Three room types measure 24 m²: the Executive Room with one queen bed, which sleeps up to 3; the Superior Room with a queen bed and a sofa bed, sleeping up to 3; and the Superior Room with two twin beds, which sleeps up to 2. For a couple travelling light, any of these works; the twin-bed room is the one that cannot take a third person.

Above them sit the suites. The Junior Suite gives 38 m² with a queen bed and a sofa bed with a king bed, a sofa bed and a Bosphorus view. A Suite with one king bed completes the range. No sleep count is given for the suites, so judge them by their beds: the king-bed Suite suits two people who want space to themselves, while the sofa-bed suites add flexibility.

Two rooms are accessible: the Superior Room with one queen bed, sleeping up to 3, and the Executive Room with a queen bed, a sofa bed and a sea view, also sleeping up to 3. Both are on the room table with their beds and sizes where given.

The hotel has a swimming pool, a full-service spa, a hammam, a sauna and fitness facilities, so a day of recovery does not depend on leaving the building. A playground on site, together with the sofa-bed rooms that sleep up to three, makes the hotel workable for a family with one child.

Accessibility runs through the property: the restaurant is wheelchair-accessible, and there is wheelchair accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible public washroom. Meeting rooms are there for working travellers.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00.

It suits wheelchair users, given the accessible rooms and the accessible restaurant, parking and washroom, and it suits anyone bringing a pet.

It does not suit larger groups in single rooms: every room with a stated count sleeps at most 3, so a party of four or more needs several rooms. It also does not suit travellers set on a twin room for three: the twin-bed room sleeps up to 2, and the third bed in the other 24 m² rooms is a sofa bed rather than a separate twin.