We had a great time staying in Barbaros's apartment. It was exactly as described and on the photo. Barbaros arranged for an airport pickup that was convenient and flexible and arranged a taxi back. We greatly appreciated it since we had a 3 hour delayed flight. The apartment is very clean and maintained impeccably. Barbaros has decorated the apartment well and it was very comfortable for all of us. Barbaros and all his staff are fantastic and very helpful, they even lent me an iPad charger when I realised I had left mine behind. We had a great dinner at his adjourning restaurant, again with friendly and helpful staff. The location of the apartment is fantastic, there are many eateries and shops just outside your doors, we loved all the restaurants Barbaros recommended. Also, there are tonnes of fish restaurants about 100 meters from the apartment. The apartment was a short, albeit uphill, walk to the Grand Bazaar and from there you could catch the tram to all the major sights. We preferred to walk and had no trouble walking to all the major sights with our 6 year old from the apartment. There is also a Hammam a short 5 min walk from the apartment. Overall, we loved our week long stay at Barbaros's apartment and would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone traveling to Istanbul.