Sultanahmet Gardens的地理位置十分方便，我从机场乘坐电轨到达Sultanahmet 站（蓝色清真寺和索菲亚大教堂所在处）约30分钟，后步行10分钟到达这里。

就景点而言，如果住在Sultanahmet Gardens，想要逛蓝色清真寺、索菲亚大教堂地下水宫殿等完全可以在晚上游客较少的时候去，逛完后可步行回家，蓝色清真寺和索菲亚大教堂的周边的夜景也是很美的。如果在这里度过周五至周末，晚上会发现伊斯坦布尔是一座不夜城，独立大街上的人摩肩接踵，餐馆人声鼎沸，街上的人要到凌晨3-4点才会散去，电轨也运营到很晚。如果想去逛大巴扎和香料市场，乘电轨即可，十分方便。

就周边设施而言，Sultanahmet Gardens周边有很多精品店和酒店，我在这里购买了一枚戒指、两副耳钉、一个土耳其玻璃灯。价钱比大巴扎略贵，比中国便宜，款式是独一无二的。还有很多屋顶餐厅，四季酒店也在这附近，可见地址优越性。

就舒适度而言，感觉不论是从硬件还是软件，都是不错的选择，想来也是自己走运。这是第二次住air bnb，单身女生只身一人来伊斯坦布尔旅游，第一次来到伊斯兰教国家，心中有些忐忑。 凌晨4点多从伦敦到达伊斯坦布尔机场，喝完咖啡存了行李， 6点多坐电轨的时候就有美丽的土耳其姑娘跟我打招呼，问我是不是来自中国（我经常被韩国人认成韩国人，离开土耳其的时候在机场还有日本大叔跟我说日语），让我感到很是开心，终于来到一个能够分辨亚洲不同人种的国家！ 电轨上有打着哈欠偎在妈妈膝上的大眼睛小朋友，围着头巾的美丽土耳其女孩的侧影……一晃就到了Sultanahmet 站。

我拍的是Double Suite，当时拍的时候没有注意到是有两间卧室，主卧一张大床，次卧两张小床。结果一个人占了4个人的空间，想来价格也是便宜。 卧室就是像图片里的样子，设施俱全，还有地图等资讯类的小册子（不好意思我忘记把地图放回去了）。适合单身的旅客，也适合家庭入住。

如果要说缺点呢，就是这里的花园实在是太舒适了，以致我第二天除了出门吃饭买邮票，就宅在花园里，一边写明信片（一不小心就有猫咪跳上捉来印上几朵小梅花印），一遍望着海边垂钓的人们，不知不觉夜幕降临……

The Sultanahmet Gardens has the best location ever. I took the tram from the airport the Sultanahmet station, which took me about 30 minutes. Then I walked 10 minutes to the Sultanahmet Gardens. The Sultanahmet Gardens is about 5-minute walk to the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia. Living here means you can visit the two places in the evening when there are less tourists then walk home. It’s also very close to the Grand Bazaar. I arrived early in the morning and visited the Blue Mosque, the Hagia Sophia and shopped in the Grand Bazzar already by 2pm. In the afternoon I tried Hukah over a cup of Turkish coffee and rice putting in a rooftop near the University of Istanbul, visited the Spice Bazaar, and had dinner near the istiklal Avenue. It was Friday night there, shops won’t close until 3-4 am next morning.

In the 2nd day I slowed down my pace. I got up late and took the tram to the Spice Bazaar and had Kebab on the 4th Floor of the Hamdi Restaurant while appreciating the view of the Haliç/ Bosphorus strait. I shopped for some gifts in the Spice Bazaar then went back to the Sultanahmet station. I bought 15 stamps in a booth near the Hagia Sophia then decided to spend the whole afternoon on writing postcards. While writing postcards in the garden and appreciating the view of people fishing by the beach in the neighbourhood, a super cute kitten came on the table and stamped her footprints on my postcards:) In Istabul, cats are as needy as dogs, dogs are as lazy as cat. I am always a dog person, but my heart was melted by the kittens in the garden…

I stayed in the Sultanahmet Gardens Double Suite, the price was so reasonable for the location (much cheaper than the Four Seasons which is 5m away by foot) and I didn’t realize it when I booked it but there were actually two rooms. There is a king-sized bed in the major bedroom and two small beds in the other bedroom. I came to travel just by myself. Actually the Double Suite can well accommodate a family sized four…