Ramada Encore by Wyndham Istanbul Arnavutkoy: airport hotel

Istanbul Airport is about 8.7 km away, in a straight line, and a paid airport shuttle connects the hotel to it.

Seven room types run from 23 m² to 35 m², and the differences are size, beds and view. The Standard Room with One French Bed, the Standard Room with Two Twin Beds and the Accessible King Room each cover 23 m². The Standard Room with One French Bed sleeps up to 3, the Standard Room with Two Twin Beds sleeps up to 3, and the Accessible King Room sleeps up to 3. The French Bed room has one super-king bed, the Two Twin Beds room has two twin beds, and the Accessible King Room also has a super-king bed. The two standards look onto the courtyard, while the Accessible King has a mountain view.

The Deluxe Room with Balcony and the Junior Suite are the largest, at 35 m² each. The Deluxe has a queen bed, sleeps up to 3 and adds a balcony to its mountain view. The Junior Suite pairs a double bed with a twin bed under a mountain view, an arrangement that suits a couple travelling with a child.

Between them sit the Family Room and the Triple Room with Three Single Beds, both 30 m² with mountain views and both furnished with three twin beds. The Family Room is the one for children, who are allowed at the hotel; the Triple Room serves three travellers who each want their own bed. If the view matters, every room type except the two standards looks to the mountains; the standards trade that for the courtyard.

It has a restaurant, a bar and room service, a lift, facilities for disabled guests, and meeting and banquet rooms.

The indoor play area, together with the Family Room and the rule that children are allowed, makes the hotel workable for families with young children between flights. The electric vehicle charging station, alongside free parking, serves those driving electric cars.

The practical rules are simple and favour short stays around flight times.

• Check-in from 14:00; check-out until 12:00.
• Parking is free, and an electric vehicle charging station serves electric cars.
• The airport shuttle is paid.
• Children are allowed; pets are not.

The hotel suits travellers whose plans run through Istanbul Airport: it is about 8.7 km away, in a straight line, with a paid shuttle and free parking. It suits families with children, given the indoor play area, the Family Room and the children-allowed rule. It suits drivers, including those with electric vehicles, and disabled guests, through the Accessible King Room, the lift and facilities for disabled guests. Business groups have meeting and banquet rooms.

It does not suit travellers with pets, which are not allowed. Nor does it offer a pool or a spa, so anyone whose stay is about leisure facilities rather than a bed near the airport should look elsewhere.