We were met and hosted by Ali. Instead of the 3rd floor (where he lives himself) we were offered to stay on the 1st floor. It was $10 per day more, but we had separate beds for three of us.
We quite liked the area, a big hotel was adjacent to our building. A big grocery store BIM is just across the street.
A walk towards SultanAhmet is quite steep and goes through some narrow streets of wholesale shoe shops but is fairly enjoyable. Yenikapi metro station is some 20 minutes to walk, which is not too far either.
We discovered a couple of small authentic street cafes serving fish and rice, but a whole block of buzzing cafes and restaurants is also near.
Ali seemed to me a little bit hot tempered, but all in all he is quite easy to communicate, he quickly fixed a small problem with the bathroom tap.