Yasar is a very nice and hospitable person. Though he may not speak English (he speaks German and Turkish), he was still able to communicate with us all. He helped us out a lot with how to get to the main visiting sites and good places to eat. The house is in a good location with just a little walk (up and down a hill, or small taxi ride) to other local transportation means. If you're sleeping in the common area, it may be a little loud with the locals driving and staying up late, but other than that, the place was great! We 3 had hot water, towels always replaced, and access to any other amenity listed. I recommend this place to anyone staying in Istanbul, we stayed for 4 days and it was just enough.