We had a great eight day stay in Besiktas. The apartment was as described. The view is the real winner and can’t be understated. The owners are really very nice and always offering to help out. Their son manages the bookings and the whole thing is a family affair. The only caveats I would give are that it is a third floor walk up, but the stairs are not steep. Second, Besiktas in general is on a steep hill which gives you the views, but a tough walk up. We always took a taxi back, but sometimes experienced reluctance from taxi drivers to make short trips in traffic. With taxi service being so inexpensive we overcame this problem by offering double the meter price, again this was only for short trips back. We recommend this apartment based on location, views and being described accurately.