This place is in a neighborhood that feels like "real" Istanbul, not tourist Istanbul: kids playing ball on the street and you have to shut one of the bedroom windows at night if you don't want the local kittens coming to pay a surprise visit. Fatih also gave us a great recommendation for a nearby "normal" Turkish restaurant that was amazing. We loved all that, and the apartment was nice. Soundproof windows kept the place quiet, but the one thing to note is that the upstairs neighbors get up quite early, at least the day we were there. But all in all a very nice experience!