My unplanned 3-4 week trip to Istanbul turned into a stay of 4 and a half months due to coronavirus. As I write this I still have a month to go and I'll mention some of the neighborhood places I've been in my next review. For now I'll just say I've been here for 3 and a half months and I've never had any problems or regretted staying here. I thought of spending my last month in Istanbul staying somewhere else. There were a number of apartments in Galata with views offering discount prices but I decided I didn't want to have to climb steep hills and 5 or 6 floors of stairs every time I came home. There are beautiful views all over Istanbul, so you'll never lack for those. This location is right near the bottom of the hill a few minutes walk from Tophane metro and at the end of the day, I was grateful not to have to climb any more hills.