Zümra is a nice and polite person overall. There were certain issues which could not have been fixed during my stay. I was informed that the room I will be staying has changed the day before I arrived, which I didn’t think would be a problem at the time.
The new room had no doors as we know, it only had sliding panels which could not completely close. So, there was no privacy in the room and I could not speak over the phone as it would be heard by the house. The windows opened to the street from the ground floor which had people in front of it, so I did not open them most of the time. Also, there were no spare keys, so I had to inform Zümra about the times I was in the house and my schedule.
There were some cleaning issues in the room as I could see cat fur on my clothes and the bed. One time, I needed a plate from the kitchen but the plates were placed in the cupboard unwashed and were greasy all over. I did not spend much time in the kitchen after that. There was no space in the fridge but I tried to keep stuff in the room as much as I can. The glass panels of the shower were broken and it was struggling to take a shower. A cleaning lady came to the house one of the days I was there but she decided to take a t-shirt from my luggage and use it as a cleaning cloth which both Zümra and I found bizarre.
Zümra herself was nice to me and you will enjoy her company. She has a creative mind which I admire. The house has interesting decorative items which you will enjoy, and her paintings.
Lastly, on a Saturday, I invited my partner to come over while Zümra was in the house. She informed me that the guest can stay but that I needed to take her permission which I found plausible. She did not talk about it any further. However, 24 hours later she told me off about it and asked for money. Not unheard of but I would’ve preferred her to let me know about her pricing policy beforehand at the time, as numerous Airbnb’s don’t charge for it. Right after that talk, she asked me to bring my partner to a BDSM party, which was strange? Overall, it was a strange but OK experience.