Taksim Story Residence: adults-only aparthotel in Beyoğlu

Taksim Story Residence is an aparthotel at Kabanca Sokak No 19, in the Bülbül Mahallesi quarter of Beyoğlu, Istanbul (postcode 34435). Its nearest landmark is Taksim Square, about 0.4 km away in a straight line. Galata Tower is about 1.5 km and Dolmabahçe Palace about 1.7 km.

Every distance here is straight-line. The airport figure is the one to plan around: Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 31.6 km from the property. Within the city, the hotel is closest to Taksim Square and progressively farther from the sights beyond Galata Tower and Dolmabahçe Palace.

• Topkapı Palace: about 2.8 km
• Hagia Sophia: about 3.3 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque: about 3.7 km
• Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW): about 31.6 km

The hotel offers three room types: the Superior Double Room, the Deluxe Room and the Economy Double Room. The bed and the capacity are identical across all three — one queen bed, sleeping up to two — so no room here takes a third guest, and none offers a twin or larger-bed alternative. Choosing between them is choosing between the rooms themselves, not between sleeping arrangements.

The Superior Double Room is the only one with a stated size and view: 19 m², with a city view. The Deluxe Room and the Economy Double Room each have the same queen bed and the same two-guest limit; nothing about their bed or capacity distinguishes them from the Superior or from each other. A traveller who cares about a view should note that a city view is stated for the Superior Double Room alone.

For couples and solo travellers the range is straightforward: pick the room whose stated particulars fit. A party of three or four adults would need more than one room, since every type sleeps two at most.

The property is in effect adults-only: couples, friends booking separate rooms and solo travellers are its audience. A stay that includes a child or an animal is not possible under its rules.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out is until 12:00, which gives arriving guests the afternoon from two o'clock and departing guests the morning until noon.

• Children are not allowed.
• Pets are not allowed.

Taksim Story Residence suits a couple or a solo adult who want a straightforward queen-bed double about 0.4 km from Taksim Square, in a small property with three variations on the same double-room idea. The choice between Economy, Deluxe and Superior comes down to the room rather than the bed, which is the same queen in each.

It does not suit families with children, since children are not allowed, nor anyone travelling with a pet, for the same reason. Groups are also a poor fit: with every room sleeping up to two, a larger party needs multiple rooms, and the hotel offers no room type with more than one bed or more than two guests.