The best place we stayed at hands down in Istanbul! The apartment is super clean and cozy. The view is absolutely unbelievably stunning. We had such a great two nights sleep, especially with AC - what an absolute godsend! The location is also great - it's almost like the hipster area of Istanbul - people are hanging out until around 4am. The Lord of Mussels place is a cheap and late night snack right across the street. There are also some really good eats about 5 minutes walk south. The best thing was the airport shuttle bus is a couple blocks away that runs every half hour for 18TL.
We weren't able meet our hosts, but they were such lovely people. They left a warm welcome note along with drinks that saved our lives. Very friendly and communicative!!