The location of the apartment is ideal for transportation since the ferry dock and metro station are only 10 mins away. However, the street is lined with electronic suppliance shops and they make an incredible amount of noise from 7 am onwards. What is more, other people staying in the building made a lot of noise at night, too. Not for the light sleeper even with earplugs. The metro station to Taksim Square is about 15 mins uphill from the apartment with luggage. The apartment is spacious for 2 people and well decorated. Sila is a very nice person and communication wasn't a problem at all. She let us store our luggage for 2 more hours after checkout which was really helpful.
However, there was a used soap bar and razor in the shower when we came, the water kettle was dirty from the inside and fresh towels were still drying in the kitchen. The shower could have been cleaner altogether.