Villa Park Apart: a 120 m² family apartment in Fatih

Villa Park Apart is an apartment building at Aksaray mahallesi, Şemi Molla Mektebi Sokak No: 10, Fatih, Istanbul, postcode 34020. Its whole offer is a single room type, a 120 m² family apartment, so the building works as one large flat rather than a hotel with a range of rooms.

These are straight-line figures: they measure how far each landmark sits from the building as the crow flies, not the length of a street route or a transit journey. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) is about 32.8 km away, in a straight line. Of the landmarks measured, Laleli Mosque is the closest at about 0.9 km and Topkapı Palace the farthest at about 3.2 km, with the Süleymaniye, Sultan Ahmed and Hagia Sophia between about 1.8 and 2.9 km.

• Laleli Mosque, about 0.9 km
• Fatih Istanbul Mosque, about 1.4 km
• Süleymaniye Mosque, about 1.8 km
• Sultan Ahmed Mosque, about 2.6 km
• Hagia Sophia, about 2.9 km
• Topkapı Palace, about 3.2 km

The Apartment with Balcony is the building's only room type. It measures 120 m², has a balcony and a city view, and its bedding runs to two double beds, four twin beds, two sofa beds and one futon mat. The balcony gives the apartment its outdoor corner, and the room looks out over the city.

That layout is made for a family or a group sharing one flat. The two doubles suit two couples, or parents who want their own bed; the four twins suit children, teenagers or friends who each want a separate bed; and the sofa beds and futon mat absorb whoever else joins, without anyone doubling up.

There is no smaller or larger alternative, and no second unit to add: every booking is this apartment. A couple wanting a compact room for a night takes the same 120 m² as a family with several children, and a group larger than the bedding can hold has nowhere else in the building to sleep.

Check-in is from 12:00, and the latest check-in is 23:30, so arrivals need to be complete by then. Check-out is until 10:00, an early hour worth noting when planning a departure day.

Children are allowed, and the apartment's bedding, twins alongside doubles, is arranged with them in mind. Pets are not allowed in any case. The hotel has no parking, which matters for anyone arriving by car.

The apartment suits a family with children: children are allowed, the room type is a family room, and the mix of doubles, twins, sofa beds and a futon gives parents and children their own sleeping places within one unit. It suits a group of friends or relatives just as well, sharing the two doubles and four twins between them.

For a longer stay, the size works in the apartment's favour: 120 m² gives a group room to spread out, and the separate bed types mean nobody has to share a bed unless they choose to.

It does not suit travellers with pets, which are not allowed, or anyone arriving by car and counting on parking at the property, which the hotel does not have. Nor does it suit anyone who wants a choice of rooms: the apartment is the entire offer, so there is no smaller double for a short couple's trip and no larger unit for a bigger group, just this one 120 m² flat with its balcony and city view.