This is a good spot with a friendly host in a great location for exploring Istanbul. It's 2 blocks away from Taksim Square and its transit options to get you anywhere you need to go, and there's tons of restaurant/shop options nearby. There are some street noise issues for the living room, but they're not an issue for the bedroom. There's also some unreliability with the power (it went out 4-5 times per week at different times of day, usually for less than an hour, while I was there for 3 weeks); this seemed to be a neighborhood/area issue rather than something specific to the apartment, but of course it affects internet and things like climbing/descending the stairs in the dark. Still, the place itself has all the comforts of home when things are working.