As soon as we arrived in our room we were pleasantly surprised as it did look just the photos. The views from our room are fabulous and everything is clean. The kitchens on the floors below are well equipped with everything you could need. Balat is a very trendy cafe area a little out of the main tourist areas of Istanbul. However, transport is easy by bus and Balat's narrow paved streets lined with cafes and restaurants make it pretty special. Also, the Big Bus Hop On Hop Off bus stops, #22, just across the main road so is very handy. We have rebooked for two more nights on our return from travelling around Turkey so that just goes to show how much we have enjoyed our stay.