Yusuf is a great guy, like a big brother hosting us always with Turkish tea, or coffee and cookies in his lobby. He is always helpful, starting from check-in telling us remarkable route to trip around the city, giving us great suggestions for dinning, shopping and sight viewing, and making up the room cozy. He is also humorous, treating us like old friends and making really serious jokes all the time.
Erol, the handsome brother with cute beard, is a really nice guy you never should miss. He is always available and we can find him anytime for help or talk. His inspiration made us enjoy the city as well as our life in Istanbul. Erol also strongly suggested travel plan and gave us budget package for hot air balloon, one-day tour and jeep safari in our next destination - Cappadocia, which we appreciated so much as they were proven great experience. Even out of Istanbul, we can also find helpful information from Erol by whatsapp. We treat him as a trustworthy friend.
A place to stay mostly depends on the host and neighborhood. A place owned by GREAT guys like Yusuf and Erol will never fail you!
We love Yusuf's place just like we love the sunshine of Istanbul's winter. This place is decorated in like factory style and has cozy bathtub as well as open kitchen. We can easily find restaurant, superstores, banks, and subway nearby. Also sea and blue mosque are easily accessible by walk.
Hope we can visit again in near future and see these great guys again!