Jermain and Zubeyde are amazing and caring hosts. They picked us up at the airport when we arrived. Jermain even carried our two fifty pound suitcases up the six flights of stairs to the apartment, at the same time! Communication was excellent with quick and accurate responses to any of our inquiries. When it was time to leave, Jermain and Zubeyde drove us to the airport. All in all, one of the nicest couples we have ever met.
Jermain and Zubeyde’s apartment is absolutely beautiful. Nicely decorated and spotless. It’s a penthouse, and the building does not have an elevator. You need to walk up six flights of stairs, but after a couple of days, you get used to it. The view from the apartment is incredible. You can sit there for hours just watching the lights and boats on the Bosphorus. Truly a million dollar view. Location is perfect as well. Walking distance to shops, restaurants, ferry boats, Grand Bazaar, etc. The streets around the building are very lively, but things quiet down significantly around 9:30 pm, so a good nights sleep was never a problem for us. After spending a month in the apartment and visiting lots of different parts of Istanbul, we can safely say that this apartment is in the best location for everything.
Amenities were very good. Fast internet, comfortable beds, and showers with good pressure and unlimited hot water. Also, for a very small fee, you can have the apartment professionally cleaned. Very useful for long stays.
We would definitely stay at Jermain and Zubeyde’s place anytime we are in Istanbul.