We stayed in one of Fatih's apartments, on the 2nd floor of a house at the end of Serdar-1 Ekrem (https://www.airbnb.de/rooms/374837?s=u6VA) - except for the 1st night, as our stay in Istanbul started with a surprise. After picking us up at the Galata tower, Fatih walked us to a different apartment than the one we booked.

The new flat was bigger and it was located in the same street as the original one. But from our point of view, it was not as „charming“ as the one we booked (not as light as the other one; three bedrooms, two of them locked). What irritated us most, was, that Fatith did not break the news about the change until we entered the flat.

Anyway, after we complained, the next day, Fatih – who was very friendly all the time and gave us useful information about places of interest, public transport and so on - put us in a flat similar to the one we booked. We stayed there for seven nights - and we were very much satisfied and would take it again.

Great location: The flat is located in a beautiful and comparatively quiet street which is leading directly to the Galata tower. Also within walking distance: coffee shops, corner shops, bars, the big boulevard İstiklâl Caddesi, the Bosphorus.

Good equipment: The flat was equipped with everything that is shown on the pictures. Wifi worked fine. Many guide books on the shelf. There was only one pot, so cooking would have been difficult, but we opted for eating out anyway.

Minor matters: The wooden floors of the apartments are pretty thin, expect to notice if someone's home in the flat above. Our flat (2nd floor) offered a nice view on Cihangir, the view from the 3rd floor should be even better.