My fiancée and I fell in love with this apartment and the surrounding neighborhood. The loft is incredibly spacious, is well appointed, and looks stunning when the morning sun pours in from the many windows and skylights. The bed is comfortable, the waterfall shower is wonderful, and Pinar provided lots of linens. Our favorite part of our stay was watching the beautiful Istanbul sunsets over the old city and the golden horn from the rooftop terrace and from the couch through the big living room windows.

The neighborhood is truly perfect. There's so much to see, eat, and do within a 15min walking radius. Grab a delicious lunch at Helvetia right around the corner, have turkish coffee at Mandabatmaz up Istiklal, and walk through Serdar-i Ekrem Caddesi for shops and cafes on your way to the Galata Tower.

The commute to the old city to see the historical sites also could not be easier. The funicular is a minute around the corner which connects to the old city tram for a 15-20min total trip. If you want to breathe young and modern Istanbul but still take in the old sites this is the perfect home base.

Some things to note are this apartment is on the sixth floor of a walk up building, no elevator. The loft level with the bed also has a short ceiling, probably a little under 6ft at its highest. These things didn't bother us but we are shorter people.

Thanks Pinar and Joel for a wonderful stay. We hope to come back again!