Wake up with the chirping of birds and cool breeze whispering in your ears.
Hasan’s apartment is located in a very quaint locality. The surroundings are very cosy and warm and gives a feeling of a home away from home.
The location a in a maze of lanes which makes it fun exploring.
Close to Tophane Metro station, about 700 meters walk, approx 12 mins.. gives you a connection to the site seeing locations in Sultanahmet, and a walk for about the same distance and time takes you to Taksim square or Istikal street, lots of cafes and night clubs and sheesha bars.
Grand bazaar and the sea are close by too.
Supermarkets are close by.
The locality is safe as well for folks who’re partying late.
Points to note - it’s a 5 storey building and there is no elevator. Luckily we were on the first floor.
The apartment is small, and the shower area is quite small as well. Although later we did start admiring the place for the cosy snuggly feeling. It’s pretty clean but the frequency for changing towels etc can be increased.
There is a small cooking station with a hot plate and a hot kettle. So there is no option for people intending to cook proper meals etc.
As far as the host Hasan is concerned, from the day we arrived, he was very helpful.
Hasan is literally just a message away. Very prompt with replies to queries.
He also pro actively gave suggestions about places to visit and shop.
To sum it up, really nice apartment if you just intend to come to crash and chat for a couple of hours at the window over meals. Lots of memories :)