Fati’s apartment is sparkling clean and is on a very quiet street a two minute walk from galata tower. This is a miracle ! The minute you turn into this street peace descends and the tourist hubbub fades. The other thing I loved about this apartment was the view of birds in the trees at eye level just outside the windows ! And it has lots of light and fresh air in both bedrooms and the living area.
The apartment itself was on the first floor which is helpful in this part of town where elevators are scarce and steps many. It is also a short walk downhill to the T1 tram karikoy stop. Excellent location for visiting the monuments of sultanahmet area during the day and the lively istiklal caddesi and karikoy areas for relaxation after.
Fati is a very helpful and proactive host with a very positive attitude. I found that a great plus since one person in our party found the streets around the apartment and galata area far too steep for her knees and fati came up with many alternative suggestions for her to try minimising the walking up and down. We finally did move after five days to another building on a flatter stretch but that was purely to make life easier for the person with knee injury. Even then fati kept our needs in focus and made no fuss about our move showing an excellent disposition as a host and a human being . I would recommend his apt for this reason and the cleanliness and central location.