As for our first visit to Istanbul, we stayed at Julie’s place for a whole week. The apartment itself is very lovely, spacious, clean and has everything you need. The little balcony areas was totally amazing as it overlooks the view of the city. We spent some of our evening just sitting there having Turkish coffee while watching the sunset. It definitely feels like home. Location is very convenient as well, just a few minutes by foot to the main street yet very quiet. There are 24/7 convenient stores right below the the apartment so you can get anything you need at any hour. Do note that there is only one AC in the bedroom so if you’re a party of more than 2 where one person has to sleep in the living room it might be useful to know. Another thing is that the room is located on the fourth floor of a walk-up building. Personally we did not have any problem with it (our daily workout!) but if you’re traveling with older people or have many heavy luggages it might be a bit tough. Also, shout out to Julie’s manager! He was very kind to us, gave us useful recommendations and even took us to a local hookah spot! Julie was also very responsive to whatever questions I had even though she was out of time. Our stay went very smooth and there was no problem at all. All in all, we had a wonderful stay at Julie’s place and would definitely stay here again the next time we visit Istanbul.