The 22 Hotel, Şişli: rooms from 11 m² to a 35 m² suite

The 22 Hotel stands in Şişli, at 19 Mayis Mahallesi Samanyolu Sokak No:67. Şişli Mosque, the nearest landmark, is about 0.3 km away in a straight line. Taksim Square and Dolmabahçe Palace are each about 2.4 km from the hotel.

Further out lie Topkapı Palace at about 5.1 km, Hagia Sophia at about 5.7 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque at about 6 km, all in a straight line. Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 30.5 km away, and the hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee.

Seven room types make up the hotel, and the spread runs from 11 m² to 35 m². The two economy rooms are the smallest: the Economy Double, with one double bed, and the Economy Twin, with two twin beds, both 11 m². The Economy Double sleeps up to 3 and the Economy Twin sleeps up to 3. Eleven square metres for three people is tight, so these rooms suit one or two travellers best.

The Standard Double, Deluxe Room and Standard Twin each measure 14 m². The Standard Double has one double bed, a city view and sleeps up to 3, as does the Deluxe Room with its one double bed and garden view. The Standard Twin is the exception: one twin bed and a garden view, a room for a single traveller.

Views divide between city and garden across the range: the Standard Double, the Suite and the Suit Oda take city views, while the Deluxe Room and Standard Twin look onto the garden.

Two suites sit above the rest. The Suite, at 23 m² with a super-king bed and a city view, sleeps up to 3, making it the room for a family of three who want space. The Suit Oda is the largest of all at 35 m², with a king bed and a city view, but it sleeps up to 2 only, a couple's room rather than a family's.

The hotel's services centre on room service, a lift and an airport shuttle for a fee. Room service and the lift handle the everyday side of a stay.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00. Pets are not allowed. The hotel's facilities do not include parking, which matters for anyone arriving by car.

The 22 Hotel suits one, two or three travellers who want a straightforward hotel room in Şişli. The choice between the room types is mostly a matter of size and view: 11 m² economy rooms, 14 m² standard and deluxe rooms, then the 23 m² Suite and the 35 m² Suit Oda.

Couples wanting space should look at the Suite or the Suit Oda; a solo traveller has the Standard Twin and its single bed. The hotel does not suit travellers with pets, and it does not suit anyone relying on a car, since the hotel's facilities do not include parking.

Anyone booking for three should weigh size against the sleep count. The Economy Double and Economy Twin take three guests in 11 m²; the Standard Double and Deluxe Room give three guests 14 m²; the Suite gives them 23 m² and a super-king bed. The Suit Oda, though the largest room at 35 m², takes only two.