We need to feel at home whenever we travel to---feel the local people and we're part of the life here and not just a tourist.
Perihan's house and hospitality provides us such a space in Istanbul.
It's a safe, quiet and extremely convenient neighborhood, walking distance to Taksim square/ Istiklal Street, also convenient to reach with airport shuttle bus.
Perihan is a wonderful host that anyone can hope for....she is warm, helpful and efficient to communicate with anytime. She has been living in Istanbul for decades, a gem of the local resource, always provides us good tips!
We stay on the garden (ground floor) of her greek building, with spacious kitchen and garden area. Everything is simple yet well-equipped in this place. Wifi is good as well. Much more than we imaged. We feel so comfortable staying here that we decided to extended our stay.
Can't wait to be back again!