The apartment is located perfectly to explore Istanbul with many sights, nice restaurants and bars in its direct vicinity. However, you don't even need to leave the apartment to enjoy Istanbul because the balcony offers such a stunning view over the city. We liked it a lot. Furthermore, Alev was of great help when we had to deal with the turkish airline we flew with that accidentally flew our luggage to Spain. We can highly recommend the apartment and the host. :) Thanks Alev!