What mattered the most was how clean the apartment was. I spent a lot of time inside, so it was very important for the apartment to be spotless. The host was very responsive and attentive. When the blast occurred on the busy street of Istanbul, she checked on me to see that everything was fine. Another demonstration of Asli's proactiveness - the building has very thick walls and internet signal didn't come through to the bedroom, Asli was very quick to send me a signal booster which solved the problem right away. By the way, internet speed was very good for the remote work. The apartment was equipped with all the necessary kitchen apparel to cook the food. It wasn't cold in the apartment at the end of November because there was central heating which helped a lot during chilly nights, plus it had a split system which works as a heater, too. The building had an elevator which was a big plus, but it's tiny, keep that in mind.