Location, location, location!!! The apartment is in the HEART of Beyoğlu. It is in a beautiful cafe lined side-street right of the southern part of the İstiklal Avenue. It is about half-way between Taksim Square and Galata Tower. The apartment was beautiful, with a washer and small balconies in the living room.

Aylin was ridiculously responsive, and even arranged a car to pick us up to/from the airport. Because of the location, it does get loud in the evenings on the weekends, but the closing the doors to the bedroom was a huge help (be sure to go to Yeni Lokanta around the corner for an amazing dinner). If you want to enjoy Istanbul and get a feel for all of its energy, I could not imagine a better place to stay. I would HIGHLY recommend Faye's place.