I had a month of great time at this place, clean, spacious, well designed and well placed in the heart of the city. Taksim is literally 5 minutes away, Bosphorus strait, metro, shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, grocery stores and even a great mini market with a very nice seller are just a few steps away.
The apartment is well equipped with everything that you might need, even (which surprised me quite frankly) there is a free Netflix access from the owner.
Can’t say that much, because I would give my stay a 10/10, only if not a few moments:
- First and for me the most important issue is the placement of the apartment. It’s on the -1 floor. One side of the windows is facing the street, the other (panoramic) one has the view on the inner garden. There are some noises coming from both sides, the street has motorbikes and people whom are shouting because they sell some bread. (During the morning and afternoon especially) The inner windows, or should I say the garden, has cats and they are pretty annoying early in the morning. They are meowing quite loudly for a few hours.
So there are some noise issues (which were quite predictable due to the central placement (Taksim)) + the fact that you are a bit lower than the level of the ground, so it feels less “open”. Which is less of a problem for me, but my girlfriend was complaining a lot about that fact.
- Second issue that I have encountered was the lack of washing product and toilet paper. But the owner dealt with it very fast. Nevertheless, I should say there were still bits there and there, like a broken window, few stains on the carpet and missing/non working light bulbs. Thought it was repaired and replaced very quickly too.
Although this might seem for some not that positive, I had a great time! Everything that the owner could do - he did. Which I am grateful for.
If I do come back to Istanbul, I would probably book this place again!