This Airbnb sits in the old historic city center , which completes your picture of a diverse, vibrant and enormously interesting Istanbul in a big way. If you are looking for a location with the opportunity of having a meal or a glass of wine in a neighborhood cafe, you are out of luck, as Balat is a very conservative, religious quarter, where entertainment choices are limited, more so during Ramadan. Furthermore, the place is tucked away and extremely difficult for taxi drivers to find. Your GPS is of great help in these situations.
The building has several units, but I only feel at liberty to talk about unit 3, where we stayed. The premises were clean, but the overall impression is, that the place needs attention and care, and some small investments into basic necessities such as plates, knives, mugs, glasses, shower curtain, reading lamps etc.
Our requests for some of the things were met in a timely fashion, however, this is not for the picky traveler.
Pick-up from the airport went very well, thank you. Wifi functions and the view from the roof-top terrasse is fantastic.

Once we aksed