The apartment is a couple of minutes walk from Istiklal street, which is an unbelievably busy pedestrian street almost 24 hours a day, with all kinds of shops, restaurants, cafes, etc., which remain open until the small hours. However the apartment is very quiet. It is a bit dark, because it is surrounded by other buildings and the sun doesn't hit it directly. In the summer this can be a good thing, it keeps the apartment cool.
The apartment is equipped with most of the necessary items. We didn't use the cooking facilities as we found really cheap restaurants nearby, which are used mostly by the locals, like "Balkan lokantasi".
The apartment is on the 3rd floor and there is no elevator.
Taksim square is also a few minutes walk away. If you are Greek the area has some nice buildings and churches of greek interest.