Pelin is a good host, she made sure we were comfortable and helped with questions and directions quickly. Communication was great and detailed to ensure everything went smoothly for arrival.
We were very greatful for Pelin organising a transfer from airport and extremely greatful to Koray for the safe comfortable transfer and also helping us to take our luggage up and then back down again, due to the many stairs of the extremely steep, spiral staircase.
The apartment was very nice, full of character, the decorations and furnishings very stylish and the bed and even the sofa, very comfortable! The apartment was very clean and the sheets and towels clean, but towels were looking very worn and well used. Sheets had a very strong smell from detergent used, which for myself was too strong of perfume. But they were clean.
The bathroom was adequate, but smelt very strong of bleach, again something we don't tolerate smell of, but very clean.
The listing showed that there is a washer, but it's a hand washer which is in a cupboard behind many other items, I didn't end up moving everything to get it out as I was not sure if I would know how to use it or if it would be better than hand washing, time is precious when on holidays with only a few days to explore. But such hot sweaty days, clothes need washing. Pelin was very kind to offer to pay for us to go to laundromat or to wash our clothes for us. But I felt I could not impose this on her and I was expecting a washer in apartment as it was listed as so.
The wifi was good.
Air conditioner was really good.
The neighbouring apartment outside and near the lounge room, has a balcony which looks directly into apartment and therefore we had window coverings down most of the time and my daughter who slept on the sofa in there, found it not so private as the people in that apartment next door sat on their balcony very often early morning and late at night, while she was trying to sleep. This is not something that can be helped but good to know it is there.
The apartment is located very close to many interesting places and easy to walk to public transport or walk to places, the neighbourhood is great with heaps of great places to eat, shop and enjoy walking around. The building, apartment and neighbourhood all feel very safe.