Taksim Perfect Residence Pool Sauna Access: pool and parking

Taksim Perfect Residence is an apartment building at 52 Elmadağ Caddesi, Istanbul, postcode 34373. It is not a hotel with a range of room types: the building has a single unit, the Deluxe Apartment, so what a traveller chooses here is the location and that one apartment.

Taksim Square is the closest landmark, about 0.7 km away in a straight line. Dolmabahçe Palace is about 1.6 km away and Galata Tower about 2 km. Further out, Topkapı Palace is about 3.3 km away, Hagia Sophia about 3.8 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 4.2 km, all measured in a straight line. Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 31.5 km away.

The landmarks fall into two groups: Taksim Square, Dolmabahçe Palace and Galata Tower within about 2 km, and Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Mosque between about 3.3 km and 4.2 km. All distances are straight-line; routes on the ground run longer.

The Deluxe Apartment is the building's only unit. It measures 66 m², has a city view, and contains one super-king bed, one queen bed and one sofa bed: three separate sleeping spots in a single apartment.

For a couple, the super-king bed is the natural main bed, with the queen bed and the sofa bed left for children or left spare. For a family, the three beds mean parents and children each have a place to sleep without booking a second unit, and children are allowed in any case. For friends sharing, the same layout gives each person a bed, though two of the three beds are doubles rather than singles.

At 66 m² the apartment is generous for one unit, and the city view is the only view offered. There is no smaller unit for a solo traveller who does not need that much space, no larger one for a bigger group, and no room-type choice to make at all.

The building's own facilities include a swimming pool and free parking.

Free parking matters to anyone arriving by car, whether from Istanbul Airport, about 31.5 km away in a straight line, or from elsewhere. Both the pool and the parking are the property's own.

Of these, the pet rule is the one most likely to change a decision: anyone travelling with an animal cannot stay here.

• Check-in is from 14:00.
• Check-out is until 12:00, which leaves a full morning on departure day.
• Children are allowed.
• Pets are not allowed.
• Parking is free.

The apartment suits a family with children above all: children are allowed, the super-king, queen and sofa bed give three sleeping spots across 66 m², and the pool adds a shared activity inside the building. It also suits a couple who want more space than one bed implies, and drivers, for whom the free parking is the practical draw.

It does not suit anyone travelling with a pet, since pets are not allowed. It does not suit a traveller who wants a choice of rooms, beds or views, because the Deluxe Apartment is the only unit and the city view is the only view. And a solo traveller or a pair who do not need three beds will not find a smaller option here.