We loved staying at the top-floor studio in Saban's building. It was exactly as pictured and described and we found it a good value for the price. The wireless, air conditioning, and hot water all worked fine, and it was good to have wireless in the room (whereas with some hotels, you have to go to the lobby to access it). There is a large TV with a wide variety of channels--a few English.

We thought the location of the building was great--it's in Sultanamet, but it's further away from the tourist hotels there yet still close to everything. You will feel a little more like you are living with the locals rather than other tourists. The neighborhood is quiet during the day and evening.

Saban facilitated our airport transfer from SAW to Instanbul, and we are glad we took him up on his offer to do so--it went flawlessly. In the main building where you check in and out, there is a lovely room on the top floor where breakfast is served every day. You eat breakfast while looking at an amazing view of the Bosphorous. And the breakfast itself is so good--local fresh fruit, cucumbers, tomatoes, eggs, bread, and more. In short, we were glad we chose to stay here and would definitely do so again.