We stayed at this AirBnB from July 5-13, 2021 (three adults). On the positive side: Gonul and Muharram were responsive and nice hosts, check in was easy and flexible, and they arranged transportation from the airport. There was drinking water in the house when we arrived. The beds and pillows were comfortable, the linens were new, there were two working fans, and the overall location is very convenient for old town sightseeing. There was coffee (nescafe) and tea. Unfortunately, there are many negatives at this place:
- you really are staying at someone's house. it feels that all that isn't there is the owners' clothes - but there were 4 pairs of shoes/slippers at the front door, a wash cloth and loofa in the shower, used toothbrush and other personal items on the shelf in the bathroom, and the fridge was full of food as well - but things that were half used, and even prescription medication. we felt we had to clear a shelf to put some of our own things on.
- it is not a two bedroom house. The house is on three levels, with very steep stairs in between (and no doors). On the bottom level is the kitchen, bathroom and kitchen nook. The kitchen nook has a small table for two, a bench on one side and an office chair on the other side, plus two small stools. You cannot sit comfortably in the kitchen nook with more than two people. The bathroom is very small, and the shower doors are cracked, and so is the sink (though it's fixed). The kitchen area is tiny - you're not going to want to prepare food (but that's ok - food in istanbul restaurants is great!). Going up the steep stairs, you get to a landing/room (no door) that has two single beds, couch, coffee table and tv. There are no bedside tables, and the only light is an overhead light - nothing next to the bed. This is really your only comfortable sitting area. I would not call this a bedroom as there is no door. There is no closet or dresser, and there is only room for a duffel bag or small suitcase at the bottom of each bed, so no place to put your stuff. Going up another set of stairs you get to the top floor (no door again - the only door in the house is to the bathroom), which has a queen size bed, dresser and closet. This has the most space, but there is no bedside lamp here either.
- while the overall location in old town is great, the specific location is not. It's across the street from a mosque, and while we were there every night at 430am the call to prayer would wake us up. It's very loud from there. The picture of the front of the house looks cute, but the little street is in fact used as a car park during the day - so it's full of cars (you could not drive through as the narrow street is parked on both sides), so sitting outside is not something you're going to want to do.
We still had a great time in Istanbul (absolutely fabulous place to visit), and the hosts were super nice, but we would not stay here again - it's not a two bedroom place, it's super cluttered with personal stuff (unpleasant in the fridge and bathroom), and the specific location isn't great either.