The Westin Istanbul Nisantasi: adults-only Marriott hotel

The Westin Istanbul Nisantasi stands on Halaskargazi Caddesi in the Nisantasi district of Istanbul. Taksim Square is about 1.6 km away and Dolmabahçe Palace about 1.8 km, in a straight line. Galata Tower is about 3.1 km. Topkapı Palace is about 4.3 km, Hagia Sophia about 4.9 km and the Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 5.2 km, all in a straight line. Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 31 km away.

The property is a hotel, part of the Marriott chain.

All ten room types sit at deluxe level or above, and even the smallest is 30 m². The Deluxe Room with a king bed and balcony is the entry point at 30 m² with a city view; the same room without a balcony is 34 m², and the version with a courtyard view and a terrace is 35 m². The Deluxe Room with two twin beds is also 35 m², the pick for two adults who want separate beds, and both it and the 34 m² king room sleep up to 3. The Privilege rooms repeat the choice one tier up: a king bed at 34 m² and twin beds at 35 m², both with city views.

Above them are three larger options. The Westin Workout Room is 45 m² with a king bed and a city view. The Junior Suite is 50 m² with a king bed, a terrace and a courtyard view. The two Premium Suites, 60 m² with a balcony and 62 m² with a city view, are the only rooms with a sofa bed alongside the king bed, so they are the natural choice when a third adult shares. Since children are not allowed in the hotel, that sofa bed serves adult guests only.

Children are not allowed at The Westin Istanbul Nisantasi, which rules the hotel out for family trips whatever the room. Pets, by contrast, are allowed, so a traveller bringing a dog or a cat faces no such restriction. The combination points the hotel firmly at adult guests: couples, friends sharing twin rooms, or anyone travelling alone who wants generous space rather than a compact city room.

The hotel has 24-hour fitness facilities, so a workout does not depend on the hour of arrival or departure. Its accessibility provision is concrete rather than nominal: a wheelchair-accessible restaurant, wheelchair-accessible parking and a wheelchair-accessible public washroom. A health or beauty spa is nearby.

It suits adults travelling without children: couples in the deluxe king rooms, colleagues in the twin-bedded rooms, and a party of three in a Premium Suite or in either deluxe room that sleeps up to 3. It also suits pet owners and wheelchair users. It does not suit families with children in any circumstance.

• Check-in is from 15:00; check-out is until 12:00.
• Children are not allowed.
• Pets are allowed.