The host was very welcoming and tried hard to help us, including lugging our enormous luggage up two flights of stairs (no lift - be warned).

However the property is not an entire apartment as suggested in the ad. It's just a small bedroom suitable for two people and not much luggage. One small wardrobe, tiny kitchen area with no cooking facilities, small shower room. You get the picture.

The location is a fair distance from the old town - probably a 45 minute walk. Taksim square is nearby but not much to see there. The street outside is very noisy, including late at night and from very early in the morning.

We were there 3 nights which included a power cut and the boiler failing. Both fixed pretty quick but not a great start.

It was good value accommodation but a holiday room, not an apartment.

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