Murat's apartment is superbly cute, much more so that it appears on the photographs, as photos can't capture the allure of having a morning coffee (or evening beer) in the bedroom balcony, or the gorgeous living room. The apartment has been finished with great taste and care. Location is, of course, relative to where you want to be, but for us we found the place to be geographically centered amidst the neighborhoods that we cared to visit: TomTom, Cihangir, Cucurcuma, Taksim and Karakoy. And when we needed to venture out, the Tophane metro stop 3 minutes away would connect us anywhere. The only downside to Murat's place is that, honestly, you will not want to leave.