I have no words. Literally, the BEST stay we’ve ever had in Istanbul. Elif’s mom is the sweetest, kindest, and most loving person we have ever met. DO NOT miss out on her breakfasts in the morning. We decided to go visit a local resturant for breakfast and regretted it because Elif’s mom makes incredible food and everything organically - jam, olives with oil, and honey.
We had breakfast in the garden where we were accompanied by cats and sheeps :). Our little one (1 years old) loved chasing them around. Elif’s mom would take him from us during breakfast and feed him - we didn’t even ask :). This was definitely a relief for us because our LO is hard to feed at times.
The apartment is spotless - which is surprising because everything is white and I don’t know how they managed to keep it SO clean. The apartment has everything you need - sheets, towels, pillows, pillowcase, blankets were all very clean. We loved the apartment so much and will definitely return in the near future.
Side note: Elif wasn’t there but she responded to all our requests instantly and had her cousin Zeniab (who speaks perfect English) catering to our every need. Such wonderful people and we already miss them.