We really enjoyed our stay here. It's a very comfortable apartment (and has dishwasher and washing machine). The area it's in is really interesting -- a textile manufacturing area on the hill, with a park and cafés on the street below. It's going to be a more interesting experience than staying in one of the main clusters of tourist hotels I think. The families in the houses opposite are (as far as I understood) Armenian and Kurdish and were very friendly; we had tea with them in the street. We definitely went to some more touristy restaurants which were great, but one of the best experiences was actually the kebab restaurant with the cafés on the corner (where everyone plays cards/rummy). Anyway, definitely recommend.