the place was extremely convenient. what many dont realise is that this area is an old area with many old buildings on rental WITHOUT a lift. their stairs are usually spiral, narrow and steep. we had 11 luggage with us being a party of 7 travelling well over 25days. A LIFT is essential since we hd small childrens and an elderly in our group. the apartment sits 2 mins from Shihane Metro, and 4 mins from Galata, you walk downhill to the tramp about 10 mins to get to Sultan Ahmet. on the way back you can take the metro and stop at Shishane Metro to avoid walking uphill from the tramp. Istiklal st is only 10 mins walk uphill or you can take the Metro to Taksim and walk downhill towards the apartment. apart from that the owner was very responsive. They assigned Nino as our caretaker and she was extremely responsive, helpful and quick to attend to our enquiries. the apartment itself was as described. nearby everything but yet quiet enough for us to sleep with the windows open. Excellent!