This place is fantastic, Ayşe is a fantastic host!
Its a spacious appartment, tastefully renovated in keeping with the heritage of the local area with modern updates.
The heating is powerful, kitchen and bathrooms are modern, everything works - it's truly a home from home.
It is on the 3rd floor, next to Galata Tower, right next to it! so involves some walking up hill to get there, a taxi can get you 50m away from the door as it is on a pedestrianised street.
You are walking distance to, 2 tram stops, Şişhane metro and İstiklal caddesi. Near enough to be very convenient, but not so close that it's noisy - we had a 2 year old with us who slept well every night.
There are multiple restaurants on your doorstep serving breakfast, lunch and dinner in all budgets.
We were the first guests to stay in Ayşe's appartment, there were some very minor issues which Ayşe sorted out quickly and without any problems.
If you are looking for a spot to explore Istanbul from, this is ideal.
And the views from the appartment are the icing on the cake - they are stunning. You get an endless panorama of old city, including Sultanahmet area, with the trendy Beyoğlu area in the forground.
You won't be disappointed.