Melike's apartment is a GEM! Do yourself a favor and stay here. The unit is super pretty and located in a really good neighborhood, close to tonnes of grocery stores, cafes, restaurants, and a hospital. But it is actually really quiet. The most wonderful aspect of our stay here though are the young hosts (there is a whole team of them), who are INCREDIBLY caring, attentive, and quick to act. Towards both us and our dog. The WiFi is fast (20-30mbps), the shower is hot, the bed is soft, the AC is cool, and the unit is filled with light. I can't possibly recommend this place more.
The unit itself is lovely and old-school, with wooden floors, pillars, and ceilings, and with plenty of windows that let in more than enough daylight through the day. The night-time lighting can be a bit dull with the traditional hanging lamps but the hosts provided plenty of table lamps to help add more light and warmth.
This unit is accessible only through a winding staircase though so if you have any health-related issues with climbing, keep that in mind. They were awesome in helping us take our multiple pieces of 30kg+ luggage up and down the stairs though, which made the climb up WAY easier!
The unit was hard to find initially but our cab driver figured his way out in the end. We LOVED the location. Carrefour is a 2 minute walk away, awesome cafes and restaurants are just as close. The walking street is less than a 10 minute walk away, and the entire area is super cute, with each house having its own vibe altogether.
Note that there are mosquitos in this area (though they might be everywhere in the city too) so if you are keeping windows open and drains uncovered in the evenings and early mornings, be sure to use the multiple mosquito plug-ins available in the unit.
Note too that there are the occasional ants that the hosts are actively dealing with and which may be dealt with completely by the time this review is being written. I don't envy them their challenge but they seem to be as caring as possible about our comfort so, even though we have a huge issue with bugs in general, we are actually not too put out by this, if only because of how actively they are dealing with this and how much attention they showed us.
All things considered, we are so glad we took a chance on a new listing that didn't have any reviews. It turned out to be the best decision we could possibly make for our stay here in Turkey. Thanks guys, we loved it and we will absolutely stay here again when we come back!!