Pros: excellent location right outside the galata tower with easy access to most places in the city
Hosts are nice and do their best but more needs to be done to make this a proper Airbnb. Location alone is not a cure for all problems.
Cons: internet was very slow and unreliable throughout my stay. Despite being given the passwords to 4 networks, none of them was properly functioning so working or even browsing social media was impossible. Despite many complaints and promises to fix it, it was never fixed in a week of staying there.
The neighborhood is very noisy which is to be expected being right in the touristy area and the windows provide zero insulation from the noise outside. The floors are also made of wood which meant I could hear every step our neighbors upstairs were taking, and they were pretty rude and inconsiderate with basically continuous movement until the early hours of the morning.
Cleanliness needs to be improved drastically and the inside of the windows need to be dusted off properly and the sofa bed too.