Emir and his family were amazing hosts! We stayed at three of his apartments and each of them were very clean and livable
The Bosphorus views are to die for. We spent hours looking at the ships and boats moving around
The location of the apartment building is great. When you go outside and down to Ciragan street if you go left ~10min walking you will find Ortakoy center which is a nice place with Cafes restaurants etc
If instead you go and move right you will end up in Besiktas center which has and overwhelming amount of cafes and restaurants
Just a few issues to note about the apartment location: it is above a steep hill meaning you will have to walk up a steep street to reach it (is important to know if you are coming with someone thats old or not able to walk easily) also the apartment building doesn’t have an elevator so if you book the apartment at the top floor be prepared to walk 3 floors of stairs
Overall Emir and his family’s apartments we’re great. And their hospitality is greatly admired. Thank you for a beautiful trip! We will be visiting soon