me and my parents stayed in Mr mohamed's apprtment for 3 days and we really loved it. The host accepted our early check in and he was available at any moment we needed him. the flat was really clean and tidy and had all the necessery materials in the kitchen. The fla itself may be a little far from taksim square but bus and metro bus stations are 500 meters close. The area is close to really nice shopping malls that I found more interesting than istiklal shopping centers ( marmara forum /airport outlet).