Ruby Hotel: rooms near Dolmabahçe Palace

Ruby Hotel is on Mecit Ali Sokak in Istanbul. Sinan Pasha Mosque is about 0.4 km away, Dolmabahçe Palace about 0.7 km, Yıldız Palace about 0.8 km and Çırağan Palace about 1 km, all in a straight line. Taksim Square is about 1.7 km, Hagia Sophia about 4.6 km.

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 30.4 km in a straight line. The hotel runs a paid airport shuttle for travellers arriving or departing through that terminal.

The Standard Single Room comes in two variants: a 12 m² room with one twin bed and an 18 m² room with one single bed, both sleeping one guest. The Economy Double Room at 15 m² has a super-king bed and sleeps up to three; the Standard Double Room at 20 m² has a queen bed and also sleeps up to three.

The three 35 m² rooms differ in bed layout. The Deluxe Single Room pairs one single bed with one large bed. The Deluxe Triple Room combines a queen bed with a sofa bed. The King Suite takes the same sofa-bed-plus-two-queen-beds arrangement as the Family Suite but in 35 m² rather than 40 m².

A couple wanting one large bed will look at the Economy Double or the Standard Double. A couple wanting a separate single bed alongside a larger bed will find that in the Deluxe Single Room. A family of four or five has the Family Suite's two queen beds and sofa bed; the King Suite offers the same bed configuration in a slightly smaller room.

The hotel has room service, a lift, family rooms and a paid airport shuttle. Room service means a guest can have a meal brought to the room without going to a restaurant. The lift removes the need to carry luggage up stairs. The paid airport shuttle connects the hotel to Sabiha Gökçen Airport, about 30.4 km away.

The hotel's other facilities include free WiFi, air conditioning, a 24-hour front desk, express check-in and check-out, daily housekeeping, a shuttle service (paid), dry cleaning, non-smoking rooms throughout, cashless payment, key access, 24-hour security and contactless check-in and check-out.

Check-in opens at 14:00 and check-out is due by 12:00. Children are allowed. Pets are not allowed. The hotel is non-smoking throughout.

The single rooms from 12 m², the lift, room service and express check-in suit a solo traveller or a business guest who wants a compact room and a quick in-and-out. The Family Suite's 40 m² with two queen beds and a sofa bed, combined with the family-rooms designation and children being allowed, suits a family of four or more. The two 35 m² rooms with a sofa bed give a couple or small group a little more space than the doubles without stepping up to the suite.

A guest travelling with a dog or cat cannot stay here, as pets are not allowed. The paid airport shuttle is the only transport link the hotel names, so a guest expecting a free transfer or a dedicated hotel car should check what the shuttle covers before relying on it.