Urban Hotel Bomonti: spa, hammam and family rooms in Şişli

Urban Hotel Bomonti is on Akar Caddesi in the Bomonti part of Şişli, Istanbul; the postcode is 34382. Taksim Square is about 2.7 km away and Dolmabahçe Palace about 3.1 km, in a straight line. Galata Tower is about 3.8 km from the hotel. Topkapı Palace is about 5.2 km away, Hagia Sophia about 5.7 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 6.1 km. Istanbul Airport (IST) is about 29.8 km away, in a straight line.

The Economy Double Room is the smallest at 18 m², with one double bed, and it sleeps up to three — snug for three adults, workable for a couple with a child. The Standard Double Room, at 22 m² with one queen bed, also sleeps up to three. Above it, the Deluxe Double Room has 29 m², one queen bed and a city view; the Deluxe Double Room with Balcony is slightly larger at 30 m², with the same queen bed plus a balcony.

For travellers sharing, the Standard Twin Room (22 m²) and the Deluxe Twin Room (27 m², with a city view) each have two twin beds and sleep up to three. The Standard Triple Room and the Triple Room with Balcony each have three twin beds in 30 m², both with a city view. City views also come with the Deluxe Double and Family Quadruple rooms.

For families, the Family Quadruple Room has 43 m², one queen bed and a city view. The Family Suite with Balcony is the largest room in the hotel at 50 m², with one queen bed and two twin beds, so a family can split its sleeping arrangements across two bed types, and it has a balcony.

The hotel has a spa, a hammam and a sauna. A bar serves drinks, and room service covers eating in the room.

An airport shuttle is available for a fee, which matters with Istanbul Airport about 29.8 km away. The hotel has family rooms, facilities for disabled guests and a lift, and meeting and banquet rooms for work trips and events.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 12:00, a midday checkout that allows a slow last morning. Children are allowed, so families can take the family rooms and suites without exception. Pets are not allowed. The hotel has no parking of its own.

Groups of three are well served: the economy, standard and deluxe doubles and both twin rooms sleep up to three, and two triple room types have three twin beds each. Families can take the Family Quadruple Room or the 50 m² Family Suite with Balcony, and children are allowed.

The hotel does not suit travellers with pets, which are not allowed, or those arriving by car and expecting to park at the hotel. Business travellers get meeting rooms, a lift and a paid airport shuttle.