Flat: Spacious, well decorated, very colorful like istanbul, clean, good collection of books, maps and DVDs in lounge and great collection herbal teas and coffee in kitchen, balcony with nice view of french place gardens and walls

Room: Clean and comfy bedding, small cupboard, window with nice view of gardens

Location: Just less than 5 mins walk from the lively and most happening place of the city - İstiklâl street. But still very quite and residential. Very close to Taxi stand (1 min walk) and Tophane, Galatasary, Tunel and Taksim stations. Location is filled with cafe, bar, restaurant; shopping, embassies, historical buildings, so spend a day for new-city. Easy and quick access to old-city and asia-side thru public transportation Tram/Ferry

Host (Zuleyha): Very friendly and helpful over entire stay. Being in tourism industry and localite, she has provided lots of information and tips about istanbul (esp shops) which can not be sourced anywhere from google. She and friend/neighbor prepared a nice breakfast and lots of various great herbal teas for us

Summary: Me and my wife stayed for 4 nights and had a very pleasant and enjoyable stay in March 2014