The house is well managed and beautiful, the host was nice and help with what we needed. The kitchen was perfect for cooking.
We didn't get an instructions how to check in at first and it became unpleasant because we didn't have a sim card and had to go with all our luggage to the main street and this is a serious way up..
The neighborhood is indeed very close to Istiklal, but tough, dirty, unpleasant and noisy. Very authentic I would say, but for sure Not for everyone. Taxi drivers are not willing to enter and the climbs are tough. We didn't have a hot water several times, the window didn't close and the smell from the street came inside, we also had a bad smell that came from the sewer:( we got extra sheets to replace by ourselves. We become sick after a while due to the bad air and the cold and left early.