It's quite a nice place to stay in the very heart of İstiklal. For sure the location has its own features: the street is really all day and all night crowded and noisy, there are no big grocery shop in close - only small kiosks with a limited selection, and of course you couldn't park anywhere around. But that's fine if you're going to feel the life in the Taksim area and get known the city by foot.
The apartment itself is clean and cozy. The only tiny issue was Wi-Fi coverage. The washing machine isn't inside of apartment but shared.