Oyku’s apt was better than the fotos! Since she lives there, kitchens was 100% equipped, although there was no oven nor microwave.
She left some water bottles for us in the fridge that helped a lot for our hot first days.
She was excellent in the communications and even asked for a video call to get to know us and explained many important things.
Balcony has no view. It’s internal.
Apartment is kind of in the middle of taksim and the shore avenue where the tram T1 goes. There is a steep stairway that can be challenging for some people to do daily when getting back to the apt.
A taxi from Sultanachmet area costed around 25 Liras a Saturday night.
Since Covid, every person needs an Istanbulcard and must be associated with the HES code. It’s really cheap and get you everywhere. We did a “Bosphorus tour” from Eminonu station (not best for walking distances from apt) way better and longer than the touristic ones for only 3.5 liras.
The most important improvement points:
- room needed a fan or ac.
- for digital nomads, another proper desk and chair in the rooms would have make it even better for two, 8h long shifts.
We suggest staying at her apartment without any doubt.