We are experienced travelers and thoroughly enjoyed staying in Can's apartment for 7 nights in June. We found it to be exactly as described, clean, modern, spacious and full of light. It was so nice to arrive and find the apartment to be even better than what we imagined. The apartment had everything we required. Can met us on arrival, he explaining everything about his apartment and also gave us lots of detail on the local area. We appreciated this information and also the grocery items he had thoughtfully supplied.
We had no problems during our stay but Can still kept in touch, every couple days, to ensure everything was OK.
Situated in a residential area, just off the trendy Bagdat Avenue, we found this area to be modern and safe. The apartment is only a 20 minute stroll to Bostanci, a good destination for lunch or dinner with many restaurants and cafes, (especailly fish restuarants) catering mainly for locals. It is also only a 10 minute walk to the sea front which has a long and pleasant walking/bike path and being situated on the Asian side staying here allowed us to explore the local area, especially the shops and markets in Kadikoy, (the ferry port), which was a dolmus ride from the apartment.
We spent 3 separate days visiting the historical centre of Istanbul but it was always so nice return to the quiet and comfort of Can’s apartment each night. Catching the ferry from Kadikoy to Eminonu (historical centre) or Kabatas (for Taksim) was easy, we rarely had to wait for a ferry and the voyage across was a pleasant way to travel.
I would recommend staying at Can’s apartment, especially to travelers that are planning a longer stay in Istanbul, which allows time to visit the tourist sites and also experience staying in this pleasant local area. If we revisit Istanbul we will happily stay again. Thank you Can.