I spent three nights at Mesut's place with my family. He was a nice person and a considerate host, who offered to give us a ride from the airport for the same price as we would otherwise pay for Havatash, due to the special circumstances of our arrival. He was fine with our late check in. The arrival was smooth and he made sure to ask every day if we needed anything he could help with. He had left some chocolate and sweets for us on the table.

The photos were almost, but not entirely, accurate. The living room and the twin bedroom looked bigger in the photos, likely because of the lenses used. The layout of the twin bedroom, and the bedding there, was different and not as beautiful, but that was not really as much an issue for us as the smaller space that the photos did not accurately portray. Or at least so we felt.

The kitchen was good and you can cook basic daily meals. The fridge was not exactly what I was expecting, not least because of its frosted freezer that was basically of no use. Now after I checked the photos once again, I am a bit disappointed to find out that the fridge that we got -- small, about half the height of the one displayed -- was nothing similar to what you see in the photo. Good thing during most of our stay, we were out shopping and sightseeing and ate out.

The location was fairly good. To Taksim it takes about 10-15 minutes by walk depending on your pace. You may want to know that the apartment is located on the second floor, with no elevator.

The apartment had all basic amenities we could need. Our favourite sofa was the black one. We were not greatly impressed by the apartment given our expectations, but overall the place had a nice ambiance to it and is fairly comfortable for short family trips for the price. Recommended.