Wonderful apartment, a very cute penthouse studio with a spacious balcony and great view. My husband and I enjoy walking everywhere when we explore a new city and we were able to reach the touristy area of Istanbul within 30-40 minutes (Hagia Sofia, Mosques, markets, etc). Walking across the bridge is great if you want to see more of the city, but it's easily reachable by metro in 10 min. There is a delicious bakery downstairs on the same block where we gorged ourselves every morning on their freshly baked goods. We enjoyed the location of the apartment immensely as Taksim is where all the bars and roaring nightlife is. Lots of great food and live music within 5 minutes of the place. Excellent hosts too, we felt very well taken care of.