Hakan is a great host as everyone says. He is attentive, helpful and flexible. The rooms are like the photos. The location is good to get to places but the immediate area feels run down with derelict buildings. I travel to Istanbul frequently and needed a place to work from so it suited me for a couple of days. As a base it’s good value for more than one person. Kitchen is small but has all cooking utensils you might need. Hakan gave me all the information I needed and helped with any requests promptly. There is a large TV in the lounge which I enjoyed watching Netflix on. Close to the property there are some great breakfast cafes. I went to Cafe Firini, which has a deli and lovely home made fresh bread. A popular place on a Sunday. The area is reasonably quite although the neighbours in the same building awoke me with banging doors and various noises both days (I was there at the weekend so maybe bit more noisy than usual but not too disruptive. Perhaps I noticed because I was home most of the time. Ortakoy mosque is close as are many restaurants. The property does have a lived in feel and some areas could benefit from a refresh but the advert is accurate and you have to bear in mind the benefit you get from Hakan being a good host! Plenty of space for upto 3 people to sleep and relax in lounge. Residential area close to centre of Ortakoy. There are about 5 floors to climb up to the top floor. Balance kindly assisted me with my luggage because of my bad back which I really appreciated:)