We arrived late in the evening and Hatice was kindly waiting for us at the door. She made us feel very welcome with food in the fridge after our long flight. We were in Istanbul during the riots and Hatice made ever effort to stay in touch with us and make sure that we were safe especially since we had two very young children. The sitting area was wonderful. We were able to look out over the river and view the sunset and sunrise. The kitchen had everything required to be able to make al meals, which was much better for us with young children. There were two rooms, one with a bunk bed. We enjoyed our walk down the hill each morning to get our fresh bread and there was an excellent playground about 15 minutes walk down the hill. Thank you Hatice for baking us the delicious bread as well!