We had a wonderful experience staying here. This apartment is lovely, clean, cool, private. It is located in an authentic neighbourhood, narrow, uneven streets, real people, fresh market on Sunday. It is close to what you will want to see on the Taksim side and in the Old Town side. We felt very safe. Staying in this area added to our wonderful experience of Istanbul. Talk to Nida - she gave us great advice about getting from A to B and helped arrange travel to our next destination, too. We would come back in a heart beat!