To the fellow travellers who want to experience the city vibrancy and enjoy comfortable stay with easy access to all touristy points of Istanbul, good restaurants and pub, please read on :
1. Firstly about the host Idil... she was a great host with all information and support (pick and drop from airport). It was great interacting with her. She took care to meet us personally inspite of her busy schedule.
2. The house : it is a fantastic house with all amenities. Very kind of Idil to keep basic kitchen needs like salt / pepper / chillies / cooking oil etc for guests. Any fellow traveller will understand that it hurts buying a litre of cooking oil (incase you do some basic cooking like I do) just to leave it back. She also had juice pack and water bottle left for us. Her thoughtfulness really touched us.
3. The location : Peep out from the living room or step out on the road, you get the fantastic view of Fairy Tales like Galata tower, the iconic structure of Istanbul. Walk some 5 min to left of tower you reach İstiklal street. Walk 5 min to left of tower you reach the closest metro station.. which is two stops away from Sultanahmet. On the other direction you get taksim square, the next stop from Sishane.
We really enjoyed the stay and carry good memories of the comfort we enjoyed in the house.