PROS
1. Communication with the hosts was smooth and very responsive.
2. The apartment is situated close to Istiklal street and Taksim square, but was still very quiet.
3. The bed is comfortable.
4. The hosts provided a toiletry pack and morning slippers.
CONS
1. The apartment is smaller and darker than in the pictures.
2. The entrance to the building feels rather unsafe.
3. The apartment is very poorly ventilated and humid, with no active exhausts. The towels and bedding started to smell soon due to the humidity. The towels could pretty much never dry without tumbling, and there was no drying rack besides the knobs to hang in the bathroom.
4. Two of the three armchairs in the living room have stiff springs and uncomfortable to sit on.
5. There is a drip coffee maker but no coffee or filters for short stays.
6. The WiFi signal dropped frequently.
7. No AC/ventilator in the bedroom.