Located just 1.4 km from the Ottoman Rustem Pasha Mosque, the 3-star The Apt Faruk Galata Istanbul hotel is about 400 metres from the Neve Shalom Synagogue.

This Istanbul guest house in European Side with Istanbul's old center, with classic sights like opulent Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque, and Hagia Sophia, a mosque famed for its Byzantine mosaics is within 25 minutes' walk of the Basilica Cistern and within 30 minutes' walk of such shopping venues as the historic Sultanahmet District. The hotel offers location not far from the modern Galata Bridge. Istanbul Riverside Museum of Modern Art is within a 700-metre distance of the Apt Faruk Galata. The accommodation is located nearly 5 minutes' walk from Sishane underground station and nearly 20 minutes' walk from Sirkeci train station.

Offering Middle Eastern dishes, Hamdi Restaurant lies a short way from this Istanbul hotel.