Nara's place was sparkling clean, she communicated well in English language and warmed welcomed us at the time of check in. The place was spacious, two stylish bedrooms, new furniture, rugs, and curtains were decorated well. The kitchen was also in pretty good condition. She is an educated woman having good knowledge about hospitality business.
The neighbourhood was good, there is a market few steps away offering grocery, flowers and bakery items. MMigros was also nearby with very nice coffee shops, we enjoyed being at the property and the neighbourhood.
Etiler mosque was also nearby. The place is surrounded by bus stops going to different directions of the Istanbul city. Whether you are going to Sariyer, Besiktas, Taksim, Fatih, Golden Horn, everything was easily accessible by different bus stops nearby.
The Metro station was also around 500 meters away that took us to Levent where we changed the train for rest of the destinations of the city. The station remained open midnight which was quite easier when reaching back.
Above all, the host Nargis (Nara) is very educated, calm and nice woman. She understood all our tiny problems over the phone and resolved in very short time. When we were in Izmir she communicated and helped me about nice restaurants out there. This made me feel so good.
On one occasion, when we found no blankets when Istanbul became so cold midnight, she helped us find the blankets under the beds, she left flowers in our absence and has been very nice host.
I think she is pretty fit in hospitality business and I wish her best of LUCK!