Great place to stay by istiklal street. Great proximity to all the sights, without noise of crowded touristy istiklal street. Street where apartment is very quiet. Two minute walk to Galata tower. Good size apartment for all five of us (three kids). Lots of English and Turkish books to read on the book shelf and a good sized tv,with a BOSE sound-bar . Our kids enjoyed watching netflix and prime on the tv. The WiFi went out in between and took 3 days to get it working. Zeynep was able to get us a hotspot box quickly as possible until the internet people were able to come out and fix the issue.
There were blackout curtains, so it was easy to fall asleep, and sleep in, in the morning. Zeynep was very responsive and helpful, before and during our stay. There is no washer in the unit, but there are laundromats nearby to get your laundry done. We usually dropped of in the morning before we go sightseeing and was ready by the time we came back in the evening and very affordable. There is no microwave, but the kitchen is fully stocked with all the utensils, cooking equipment, and condiments we needed incase if there is need to cook but with plenty of restaurants around we tried touristy and local restaurants. There were big windows to let in light during the day and nice view of the lit Bosporus river at night time. The apartment is close to the Metro, Tram and ferry. There are no neighbors on the floor, and we didn’t hear any noise from upstairs neighbors. Neighborhood has plenty of cafes and restaurants and grocery stores for fresh produce.