Stayed for 3 weeks in December with my extended family. The place is big and it's nice to see friends. The city is great.
+ Place is newly renovated and clean (no old unclean spots)
+ Great location, walkable, center of life
- The building is old, there is toilet smell from plumbing sometimes
- Please note that there are 4 rooms, only 2 have windows facing a narrow but busy street, and it's the ground floor. Very little light and air.
- It is hard to get there by taxi due to narrow streets, and impossible to call a cab in the bitaxi app to get there. For taxiing out, we went down the stairs, and hailed cabs there - worked okay
There were some communication misunderstandings with the host. It was very hard to just have a place for ourselves and be left alone. Nihat was generally welcoming, very knowledgeable and offered lots of local advice, but it's just not my cup of tea.
If you are willing to communicate a lot with the host or just come for a few days, this is a great apartment