Our stay at Istanbul at resit worked well for us . We did appreciate the outside and the great value for a family of four . Being at the Asian side offer a break from the very busy European side.,it give us many opportunity to cross by boat for cheap . Resit and family were always welcoming and here to help if needed. I recommend the place but for family with very small children it might be a bit difficult to travel everyday . For us with children 5 and 9 it work well . We had a good experience and it was nice to eat in and cooking something at home . There is a good few shops around and a good bakery two minutes walk away.