It was THE WORST experience on Airbnb for all 6 years that I’m here! Before booking this place I wrote to the landlord asking if its available? She said YES! I was supposed to check in at 2 pm. But then she wrote it’s a holiday in Turkey, cleaning lady will not come and she’s busy at work, so she will clean it when she gets free from her work. And who am I here? Apparently I was not the work, I felt like I’m someone who is staying at her place for free. I would understand if I wrote the day I was supposed to check in, but I wrote in advance, several days before. There was plenty of time to plan better. So she said that I can check in at 7-7.30 pm only. I had to walk around Istanbul from 11 am to almost 7 pm. Did she offer any discount? No way. But it was just the beginning. When I checked in there was no wifi. Which she surprisingly fixed. But internet was still bad. After that I saw that there are no towels. Not even one. As she said she was in a rush, that’s why she forgot. In a rush for what? It was about 9 pm, when i found that out, pretty early and one could organize smth with the towel issue. But not her. She answered me at around 11 pm, saying that she will bring the towel in the morning and that I’m making a nonsense problem. For her it wasn’t a problem for me, it was a problem for her. But it was me with no towel, not her. So she suggested that i leave her apartment if I didn’t like something at around midnight. Midnight! In a strange city! At night! Just like that. Meaning “I don’t have towels, it’s your problem. If you don’t like it, leave my place.” She also mentioned that it’s not a hotel, but I’m sorry i didn’t think I’m going to sleep in a hostel! Why would I have my own towel, if it’s written with big letters in her booking, that she gives the towels!
Now let’s go to the cleaning issue. The sink of the bathroom was all in small hair and super dirty. The shower didn’t work. I spent quite some time to have at least some shower. The water was barely coming down. As for the bed linen, then it wasn’t dried good enough and had a horrible smell. It was impossible to sleep on it.
The tv remote doesn’t work.
As for the location. This place is not close to either the metro or the tram. To get to the metro you’ll have to walk like good 30 min, climbing high stairs and then the hill. As for the tram, it might take you even more time.
I STRONGLY DONT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE!