Perfect vacation... Largely because of Hatice! She had arranged for transportation to/ from the airport which was flawless. Hatice took great pains to welcome us with a breakfast... My mouth still waters at the thought of the homemade strawberry jam that she brought us.
As far as the apartment is concerned, it was every bit as described in the air bnb description. The pictures here do not do enough justice to the fabulous views of the golden horn that you get. The kasim pasa pier is just 5 min away.
Small touches like the istanbul kart, arrangement to pickup the museum pass, walking us through the map of the location, etc went a long way in making our vacation perfect.
All in all, I wish we had a longer vacation so that we could spend more time in Istanbul and Hatice's apartment. If we come back to Istanbul, this is where we'd stay. We wholeheartedly recommend this Hatice and this apartment.