Arif, Merve and her brother are really the perfect hosts! Merve told me everything I wanted.to know about the city, and the 2 gentlemen are.always available helping out. The basement room at Merve's place is an ideal choice for budget travellers in Istanbul who though need the.comfortability of a hotel. Everything was well prepared indeed! As for.the location, well, it doesn't bother me at all to walk for 10min. to Taksim where you always find traffic connections of any kind to anywhere. So in one word: definitely recommended!
Zongyan from Shanghai, China