Yez Boutique Hotel: family rooms, 0.3 km from Taksim Square

Yez Boutique Hotel stands on Dünya Sağlık Sokak in Istanbul. Taksim Square is about 0.3 km away, Dolmabahçe Palace about 1.3 km and Galata Tower about 1.5 km, all in a straight line. Further out, Topkapı Palace lies about 2.5 km away, Hagia Sophia about 3 km and Sultan Ahmed Mosque about 3.4 km.

Of the two airports, Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is about 31 km away and Istanbul Airport about 32.5 km, in a straight line. The hotel runs an airport shuttle for a fee.

The hotel has fifteen room types in all. The Double Room, at 26 m², adds two twin beds to a double bed and sleeps up to three, with a city view.

Two 28 m² rooms, the Deluxe Double Room with Sea View and the Deluxe King Room, each sleep up to three, one facing the sea and the other the city. The basement rooms are larger than the name suggests: the Economic Basement Room and the Economy Basement Studio are each 35 m², the first with a double bed and a sofa bed for up to three, the second with a king bed for two, both with city views. The Deluxe Quadruple Room, at 40 m², pairs a queen bed with two twin beds and sleeps up to five.

For families, the choice is between two 59 m² rooms. The Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, has two queen beds, sleeps up to four and looks onto the park; the Family Room has two double beds and four twin beds, sleeps up to six and has a garden view. The Comfort Room, 1 Bedroom, with one double bed for two, also has a park view. For three people sharing, the Double Room and the Deluxe Quadruple Room give each person a proper bed, while the Economic Basement Room's third bed is a sofa bed.

The hotel has a restaurant and room service, so a meal does not depend on going out. A lift serves the building, and family rooms are among the types on offer.

An airport shuttle runs for a fee, and parking at the hotel is paid, which is worth knowing before arriving by car.

Check-in is from 14:00 and check-out until 11:30. Children are allowed, so the family rooms are open to all ages. Pets are not allowed, and parking is paid.

Couples and solo travellers can take any of the queen-bed rooms, from the 22 m² Budget Double Room upward, with the sea-view and king rooms adding space at 28 m². Families are well served: children are allowed, and the two 59 m² family rooms sleep up to four or six depending on the type, with the larger one giving a group of six two double beds and four twin beds.

Travellers bringing a pet cannot stay here. Drivers should factor in paid parking. No room type sleeps more than six, so a larger group will need more than one room.