This was EXACTLY what I wanted when I went looking for a space in Istanbul. Sparkling clean, easy to Metro, bright, airy, and filled with light!
I was so grateful for a space to cook for myself after almost a month of living in a hotel and eating restaurant food. The kitchen space is just enough - a small fridge, cooker, dishes, pans, etc. I added a corkscrew for your wine-drinking pleasure!
There are two great shops for wine on the same street, and both speak English well enough to direct you to a perfect dry red wine. Just around the corner to the left where all the roads intersect is a very sweet little shop for basic foodstuffs, veg & fruit, and toiletries. If you want dairy, the liquor store just a quarter block away to the left (before the food shop) has the freshest!
There is plenty of space to put away all your stuff, so the apartment is easy to keep tidy. There is a really sweet on-site cleaning lady (very little, but charming English), and she keeps all common spaces clean, but can also help if you need some cleanup in the room. I suppose you can get her to wash your towels and sheets if you're going to be there more than a week, but I didn't ask, since there's on-site washer and dryer, I've just done my own (I'm a rather solitary person and enjoy keeping things tidy).
There's plenty of heat available via steam radiators, and also in-room A/C for when it gets warm. The rooms are generally filled with light, but there are room-darkening curtains for summer, or if you're sensitive to light.
The bed was very comfy. It's two twin beds pushed together with one sheet, and I really had no problems with that. You can get them set up with two separate beds if you want, just ask.
There's a TV... I didn't use it, but I assume it has options lol.
Because I was working from the apartment, I rearranged the cute little table and chairs to be near the electrical outlets. Everything worked out perfectly.
NOTE: The street is busy with other hotels and businesses. During the day, there is a lot of traffic, and the drivers here really love to use their horns. At night, there are deliveries of linens and other stuff to nearby hotels, and there is also foot traffic until late night. If you are a light sleeper or sensitive to sound, suggest you bring earplugs. Closing the windows shuts off a lot of the sound, but it's still a busy place (and the fresh air really is lovely).
The space itself is in a building with some other similar apartments - that's why the pics all look almost the same. There is no bait & switch, they are all as you see, simple, clean, spare, and well-appointed.
There is a lift, which I very much appreciated because I have a wonky knee.
The host is great about getting back to you on any questions. I dealt with Atilla, the main host's brother.
The space is a short walk from Yenikapi Marmaray station (3 minute ride to Eminonu/Egyptian Spice Market), also a 5 minute walk to the Ido ferries -- about a 6 minute walk to the Tramway (3 minute ride to SultanAhmet & Grand Bazaar, 8 minute ride to Eminonu), and about a 10 minute walk to the big bus station.
There's lots of shopping locally, like REALLY a lot of shopping in Istanbul overall. It seems to be a national pastime.
I will definitely stay here again.