This place was great! Literally a 1 minute walk to the main avenue in Taskim which has so many shops, restaurants and the Galata Tower. The trolley stop is also right on the main avenue. It is a touristy area so they do speak English and some Arabic which was good for us. If you rent a car, there is a cheap parking lot down a huge hill. It isn’t fun taking luggage up and down but it’s a fun European type of walk. If you don’t have a car I doubt you will walk down those hills anyways even though it’s quite nice. Love the location and everything was clean and Kursad was so quick to respond to any questions.