The apartment is as described and very clean. It's in a great location about 5mins walk from the nearest tram station. Yes, the streets of Istanbul can be steep but you can easily plan around this using the metro, trams and funicular which are very cheap and reliable. This ensures that you are always walking downhill. As per other comments the apartment is near a local mosque but you'd be hard pressed to find accommodation in Istanbul that wasn't. The host Missy was very helpful when we reached out to her upon losing an item for which we are very grateful.