Nida wasn't there when we arrived, but her husband was. He sat us down with a cup of coffee and explained everything there is to see in Istanbul, and how we should get there. We received a very warm welcome, in perfect English, which we only really appreciated after finding out how rare it is over there. The neighbourhood was fine, it seemed a little dodgy when we first arrived, but after spending some time we soon realized the whole city was similar, and was perfectly okay. It is also very close to the main walking street (Istiklal), and public transport options are also very easy to get to. The apartments themselves are beautiful, exactly like the profile shows, there was nothing more we could've asked for, we had a very comfortable stay indeed.