The Ottoman Desing Suit: Fatih apartments up to 130 m²

The Ottoman Desing Suit is an apartment building on Türkeli Caddesi in the Fatih district of Istanbul, postcode 34130. Rather than a conventional hotel, it offers apartment-style units alongside a few compact rooms. All distances below are measured in a straight line.

• Bayezid II Mosque: about 0.6 km
• Little Hagia Sophia: about 0.9 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque: about 1.2 km
• Süleymaniye Mosque: about 1.2 km
• Hagia Sophia: about 1.5 km
• Sirkeci railway station: about 1.6 km
• Topkapı Palace: about 2 km
• Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW): about 31.5 km

The two compact options are both 20 m². The Deluxe Twin Room has two twin beds and sleeps up to 3; the Large Double Room has one queen bed and also sleeps up to 3. Between them in size, the 25 m² Superior Triple Room carries one double bed and one queen bed, an arrangement that works for two people wanting separate beds or a couple plus a third sharing arrangement of their own choosing.

The apartments divide into two kinds. The Apartment comes in several bed arrangements — three twin beds, a twin bed with a queen bed, or a twin bed with a double bed — in sizes of 50, 55 and 130 m², with city, street or sea views depending on the unit. The Deluxe Apartment and the Apartment with Terrace are both 130 m² with a single double bed each: the Deluxe Apartment has a city view, while the Apartment with Terrace has a sea view and a terrace of its own. One point worth weighing before choosing: the two largest units each hold only one double bed, so a party needing several beds is better matched by the 50 and 55 m² Apartment variants, or by the Deluxe Twin Room with its two twins.

The hotel offers family rooms, and children are allowed, which together with the multi-bed Apartment variants makes it a practical choice for a family travelling together. A shuttle service runs for a fee, and self parking is likewise paid, so both are worth factoring into a stay rather than assuming they are included.

The hotel's facilities do not include a restaurant, so dining is not part of what the property itself provides. This is consistent with its character as an apartment building rather than a full-service hotel.

Children are allowed throughout the property. Pets are not allowed, which is a firm rule rather than a case-by-case one. Self parking carries a fee, as does the shuttle service.

Families and small groups are the clearest fit: children are welcome, family rooms are offered, and the Apartment variants put two or three beds in a single unit at 50 or 55 m², with the three-twin arrangement suiting friends sharing as much as relatives. Couples have a straightforward choice between the compact 20 m² Large Double Room and the far larger 130 m² Deluxe Apartment or Apartment with Terrace, each with one double bed and a view.

It is a poorer fit for travellers with pets, since they are not allowed.