Best Air B&B I've ever had.
We are a family of 4 (two girls 11 and 9) staying at Missy's for 9 days. I just wan to say, the FYI's (at the end) are not negatives at all, at least not for us but I think are worth mentioning. The apartment was very clean. My wife is a big stickler for cleanliness and has OCD but it passed with flying colors. We are from the States and the AC which we needed was perfect. The kitchen is great and had everything we needed to make breakfast and some meals for our daughters. It didn't have any forks and one knife but we totally managed :-) The balcony was amazing for a morning coffee and do some work on the laptop and look at the million dollar view as shown in the pictures. The queen size bed is comfy. My daughters didn't complain about the second bedroom, beds or anything. I usually bring my own blankets when I stay in hotels but the blankets this apartment has look like the ones that get washed so that helped in having a good night sleep. the living room was comfy and both chair and couch pull out into a bed. No carpet which is perfect, hardwood floor and tile everywhere. The bathrooms were excellent and the showers prefect. Hot water on demand. We did buy our own drinking water as recommended but used the tap water for coffee and tea.
The location. The building is on a steep hill but maybe 5 minute walk to Isteklal street where all the action is. It's a 10 minute from Galata tower too which we visited multiple times. There are a few cute coffee shops/ bars on the street and 3 small markets for your groceries and baguettes. We felt it was quiet and we had no complaints at all.
We felt the building and the area were super safe and the people living on the street are nice and kind.
Check in was easy. we arrived 10 minutes before 2pm and Missy had no issues with that, she sent us the code and left the key on the door.
Check out was easy, key on the door.
Missy is responsive and helpful. We communicated via Whatsapp and Air B&B
We were able to get a big van to get us from the airport right to the door and pick up from the door to the airport.
There is a Metro station nearby 10 minute walk by Galata Tower. It's called Shishane I think.
All in all, no complaints, our favorite air b&b yet and of course, it's beautiful Istanbul :-)
Book with confidence and enjoy.
FYI's
1- To get to the elevator you have to climb 13 steps to the first landing, then 9 steps to the elevator. Once you're on floor 3, you have to climb 8 steps to the apartment.
2- The second bedroom with two beds does not have the AC but it has a door to the living room which does have the AC. My daughters did not complain so it's just an FYI.