Alexis communication prior to arrival was excellent. The material he forwarded was helpful. We used the Havatas Bus service which terminates in close proximity to the apartment. Unfortunately we caught a taxi from the bus after some one told us how "long the walk was". However this information was wrong and the walk to the apartment is short. Erol Alexiss father, met us. The apartment is very clean and comfortable. The white goods are of high quality. We liked not wearing shoes in the apartment. The apartment is some distance to Galata bridge and to the area of the blue mosque. It's about a 3-5 km walk or is accessible by the F1 from Taksim Square and T1 metro. There are many mini marts and a larger supermarket within a short walking distance from the apartment. The Internet connection connection is not strong. On a few nights the people in the apartment below were loud banging doors etc which woke us.