You can get to Istanbul's biggest attractions by taking the subway and it's nice to walk around Beyoglu, we loved all the little streets at night time. Really good bars and restaurants in the area! Irem was really kind and her apartment was just as advertised. Small but you don't need anything else. Clean and neat! If you're going to use the kitchen, make sure you have everything necessary because we were missing one big plate to eat and maybe a better cutting knife. We never asked for it though because we ended up using the small plates and the knife was good enough for what we had, however, I'm sure Irem would've provided anything we would've asked for. She's really nice and helpful. We were on our honeymoon and we wanted a quiet, nice place and we got it. If you're sensitive to noise, there are some mosques that use microphones early in the morning to sing their prayers. It is far away and absolutely not loud at all, but my husband is sensitive to noise and heard them, but even then he wasn't too bothered by it. We would definitely stay here again!