The location is great and everything is close or available by public transport. There is a metro station right down the hill as well as grocery and fruit markets. If you need a Turkish sim card Turk Cell is across the street. Some reviews mentioned the noise from the bar down-stairs but we did not hear anything in the back bedrooms. Check in was breeze and Ilker provided videos and photos (like a tutorial) that made everything easy. He was also quick to reply to any questions we had.