What an ideal location from which to explore Istanbul. The apartment is right in the middle of everything, still holding a local neighborhood spirit, with excellent shopping, restaurants, public transportation and Taksim Square on the doorstep. Deniz arranged for us to be collected from the airport and dropped back again which made life so simple and as our flights arrived early and left late, we were able to leave our bags in the apartment. The place is full of character and it was extremely clean and the linens were soft and smelled like they had been line dried, the beds were lovely and comfortable. We also appreciated Deniz’s efforts to make us the world’s most happy guests by sharing her personal recommendations for Istanbul, reserving us table on her favorite restaurants and complimentary foods & drinks that she left for us. Great experience overall! Highly recommended.