Overall it was tolerable, but I wouldn’t stay there again, some things were good, some were bad.
Pros:
- Good location if you want to stay in the European side
- Close to Taksim and Nisantasi
- Quite spacious
- A lot of dishes
- Very big dining table, doubles as a desk
- Enough storage space, good furniture
- Nice interior
- Close to several supermarkets
Cons:
- The host was quite rude and mean
- Bad internet connection, it was very unstable, can be difficult to work if you have a lot of video calls, for example (Sometimes I used mobile data even to send messages to the host on Airbnb). I politely mentioned this to the host, she offered us to move out
- You can hear your neighbours talk and walk (literally every step they take), and you'll know when they're having company or arguing over the phone
- Dirty kettle, disgusting vacuum cleaner (it doesn’t even work properly)
- Leaking AC (it was fixed by the end of the first day, but it was an unpleasant experience)
- Leaking ceiling (there was a lot of water leaking inside the bedroom during a heavy rain, woke us up at night, had to deal with it)
- Creaking floor, doors and door handles, holes in the floor (I understand that it’s an old house but that’s exactly why it needs maintenance)
- No hot water one day, although fixed almost immediately
- Old dirty neighbourhood, but it seemed to be safe
- Not really close to the metro
Keep in mind that you’ll need to carry your luggage - there’s no lift and the stairs are round.