Mujgan is an excellent host - very responsive and available to fix any small things. The house is adorable - the hosts live in the first floor, though they are not their full time. They have created a seParate private entrance for the rental apartment on the second and third floors. The kitchen is well equipped though it does lack a microwave. There are two bedrooms - the double bed is soft and the single bed somewhat firmer. Buyukdere is a traditional village where it’s great to see real life. Many small grocery shops and cafes within two blocks of the apartment. And it’s easy to get a bus up ajd down the Bosforus. My favorite transport to downtown and old town Istanbul though is the ferry, which docks just blocks from this house. I definitely recommend this house, and this location if you’d like to be away from the crowds of people in Istanbul and be very close to the beautiful Bosforus straits, on the north side near the Black Sea.