Hikmat was a nice and responsive host. We appreciated him opening up his space for us. His son came and helped us with our bags and Hikmat was very nice. It’s a pretty spacious place for Istanbul and the area that it’s in. The location is also great in between the Grand bazaar and sultan Ahmed. Every restaurant and other landmarks are between 5-15 mins away walking. The only two things we had problems with was the cleanliness of the place and one or two things that needed to be fixed. Also something to note which we weren’t aware of is that it was on the top floor and we had to go up four flight of steep stairs with our bags. We also had to go up and down every time we wanted to go out which wasn’t very fun and it might not be doable for everyone. It’s also an uphill walk to get out of the neighborhood.