This place was lovely and served the purpose very well.
I stayed for 9 nights with my family and it was a pleasant stay.
Details below:
Host & communication: Erkut was great! Super helpful and supportive. We did not meet him but his colleague was very friendly and helpful as well. Communication was constant and swift and he replied to every Q. Support was amazing! I messaged him late night needing help with taxis for the next day when checking out he ensured his colleague stayed with us and helped us get cans and load our bags.
- Location: Great! You are literally around 5 - 8 minutes from a straight walk uphill to the middle of Istiklal Street. You can even catch cabs from in front of the building or just a few minutes walk down on the main road.
- Safety: The road is busy and well lit even late night and the building has a keeper. We felt very safe
Apartment overall was good.
- Rooms: Very Clean and spacious. Big wardrobes and most of all the beds are comfy and we had really good night sleep.
- Kitchen: Has all the basics you need for cooking.
- Bathroom: Clean and the shower is nice and works fine and water flow was strong.
- Living space: We did not use it much but it serves the purpose.
Now for the Minor flaws:
- No Netflix and few foreign channels. If you are looking for a movie night at home it’s mostly Turkish channels which is tough for non Turkish speakers.
- Bedroom curtains don’t keep our the light completely out so if light wakes you up expect an early day.
- Internet connection was slow at times. But not a big issue. I had work so opted to hotspot from my SIM card.
- The walk to Istiklal is uphill, if you have any mobility issues or heart problems or old in age it might be tougher than usual. In my case it was okay, for my mom who is old in age and has a knee problem it was slightly tough and the 5 to 8 usual minutes took us at least 15.