Birol's property is in a very central location at only 100m from Galata Tower (a major selfie area!). You can see the lively action as well as the tower from the windows of the apartment. Though you can take the tram, it was a great base to walk to and from anywhere - the always crowded Istiklal street running to Taksim Square, the Galata bridge (where there's a lot of people fishing round the clock!), as well as to the Old Sultanahmet district where the Aya Sofia, Blue Mosque, Cistern, Grand Bazaar are situated. The 3 bedroom ground floor apartment is beautiful, very spacious, and very well provisioned - strong wifi, netflix, kitchen supplies, washer AND dryer, toiletries, etc. Birol is indeed a SUPER host! Apart from living in the same building, he's just a whatsapp message or a quick call away. He was out of town though when we left as it was a long weekend (Turkey's National day) but he still arranged to keep our huge luggages for storage with the help of his friend - Tuna. Such great hospitality and so highly recommended to book his property! Thank you so much, Birol!!!