ISTANBUL. MUST. STAY. This was everything I could have hoped for and more in an apartment. I wasn't entirely sure where I should be looking to stay for a first time visit to the city and this ended up being the perfect choice. You can't ask for a more perfect location, 60 seconds from cafes from the morning, 5 minutes from the Galata tower (and surrounding area, which is all cute shops / old winding roads), 10 minutes to İstiklal street, and 20 to the water. We explored the more "touristy" area by the Hagia Sophia and felt very lucky we had picked Keiran's place instead.
The apartment was much bigger than I realized and very stylishly decorated. We cooked a meal or two and found the apartment well equipped, WiFi was a bit spotty at the beginning of the stay (only after 10PM) but stayed steady by the end and worked well.