This might very well be the best place I stayed in Istanbul. I am Turkish but have been living in NY for 20 years. I come often to visit family in another town and stay in Istanbul airbnbs often. Yalin has been the most gracious host. We had booked another place that looked nothing like the pictures and had to book Yalin's place last minute at 10pm and the same night we had to find another place to stay. He met us at 1am to check us in. He brought extra nespresso pods and a treat, left them on our door knob before we even woke up so we could have fresh espresso in the morning.
Let me tell you about this gorgeous apartment. The pictures don't do it justice to understand how beautiful of a place it is. It had everything we needed. We cooked breakfast and lunch almost everyday. There is a supermarket across the street that you can get everything you need. We almost did not want to leave the apart ment.
It's location is great and it's proximity to Taksim/Beyoglu/Cihangir and many other places we wanted to visit made getting to and from places a breeze. It's in a busy part of town where we wanted to be yet the apartment is so quiet and peaceful.
Yalin was very responsive to our communication. We cant thank him enough for accommodating our family of 4 (2 teenagers included) and hosting us. We will be coming back to stay every time we are back in Istanbul.
Do yourselves a favor and book this beautiful home for your next trip to Istanbul. The value, the location, the space and the host will not disappoint.
Elif, Andy, Mina and Ozan.