Tilia Hotel: Laleli city hotel with spa, hammam and sauna

Tilia Hotel is a hotel in the Laleli district of Istanbul, at Kemal Pasa Mah.Mahmudiye Cesmesi Cad. No:3, postcode 34134. Laleli Mosque is about 0.3 km away and Süleymaniye Mosque about 0.7 km, both in a straight line. Sultan Ahmed Mosque is about 1.9 km, Hagia Sophia about 2 km, Galata Tower about 2 km and Topkapı Palace about 2.3 km. Sirkeci railway station is about 1.7 km away.

Of the two airports, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 32.2 km away and Istanbul Airport (IST) about 32.9 km, in a straight line. The hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee.

The rooms fall into three broad bands. At the small end, the Economy Double Room and the Standard Twin Room are both 12 m²; the Economy Double has a double bed and two twin beds, while the Standard Twin has two twin beds. The middle band, at 15 m², holds the Standard Double Room, the Classic Double Room with 1 King Bed, the Classic Twin Room with multiple beds and the Deluxe Quadruple Room.

The largest rooms are the Triple Room at 22 m² with a double bed and two twin beds, the Deluxe Suite at 25 m² with a double bed, and the Deluxe King Suite at 30 m² with a large bed and a single bed, the biggest room at the hotel. Most rooms take a city view; the exceptions, where no view is given, are the Standard Double Room and the Triple Room.

For sleeping capacity, the Economy Double, Standard Double, Standard Twin, Classic Twin, Classic King and Deluxe Suite each sleep up to 3. No sleep count is given for the Deluxe Quadruple, the Deluxe King Suite or the Triple Room, so judge those by their beds: four twins, a large bed plus a single, and a double plus two twins respectively.

The hotel has a spa with a hammam and a sauna. Massage services are also offered. For eating and drinking there is a restaurant, a bar and room service, with breakfast served in the room as an option.

The hotel has a lift and facilities for disabled guests, including wheelchair accessibility, a toilet with grab rails, a lower bathroom sink, a higher level toilet and an emergency cord in the bathroom. Visual aids in Braille and auditory guidance are provided.

Check-in runs from 13:00, with latest check-in at 23:30, and check-out is until 12:00. Children are allowed. Pets are not allowed. The hotel has no parking of its own, so a traveller arriving by car should plan for that.

The hotel suits couples and small groups who want a city base with a spa: the Classic Double with a king bed works for a couple, the Deluxe Quadruple with four twin beds for a group of friends sharing, and the Deluxe Suite or Deluxe King Suite for anyone wanting more space, at 25 m² and 30 m². Families are welcome, since children are allowed, and the rooms with a double bed plus twin beds, such as the Standard Double and the Triple Room, fit that shape.

It does not suit anyone travelling with a pet, since pets are not allowed, or anyone who needs on-site parking, which the hotel does not have. Travellers sensitive to space should note the two 12 m² rooms, the Economy Double and the Standard Twin; the larger rooms start at 15 m² and run to 30 m².