Ömer was a gracious host and the apartment was very nice and accurately refelcted the photos. It was clean and while not incredibly spacious, it was more than enough. Ömer was quite thoughtful and provided us with an unexpected and lovely New Year's gift as well as being very helpful with assisting us in setting up the sofa sleeper for our children. The apartment is on the fourth floor but there is an elevator for those who do not wish to climb stairs. There are stunning views of Istanbul from the rooftop. It is a shared space for the building but we only ever saw one other couple up there so it was rather nice and felt much more private than it is.

The location cannot be beat. You are 100m from the Galata Tower and a close walk to any number of restaurants, cafes and shops. There's a great coffee shop literally right next door. We took the day to tour the sights of Istanbul and it was an easy walk to the train. You should understand that, as you are next to Galata Tower, you are on top of a hill so if you have an issue with hills, that may be something to consider but with the abundance of public transportation we did not find this to be much of an issue.