Garen was a great host and very helpful. The apartment was as he described and very clean. We had a bit of trouble with the locks one day when we went out and called him, he came within 5 minutes of our notifying him and cleared the issue instantly. Highly recommend the place because of the apartment and the location to beautiful places like istiqlal street and taksim. Moreover, the apartment is about 3 minutes walk away from the Main Street where you can catch the bus to anywhere in Istanbul.