3 friends and I stayed in this beautiful apartment for 4 nights and would definitely do it again. The apartment itself is spacious, stylish and very clean. The bathrooms are ultra modern, white, crisp and clean, those alone get extra points. One caveat -not straight forward mentioned- is that the terrace is on the rooftop which is two levels up. But the views are breathtaking, you are pretty much looking at all of the capital (Asia & Europe).
Pros:
- the apartment is in immaculate condition, the flooring, furniture, wall ceiling..etc..everything looks great
- the cleaners clean and vacuum every spot..it really is spotless
- Bathrooms have an amazing in-toilette bowl butt-cleaning hose, that might be an amazing add-on to some tourists
- the location is walking distance from anything important in the European side of Istanbul.
- the rooftop views are out of this world
- beds are comfy, plenty of pillows, towels are fresh and thick, showers are great and clean
- The hosts are great: they really accommodate your requests: For example, I asked for a late check out, and when they couldn’t, they accepted keeping our bags in the building because we had a late flight.
Cons
- it is on the third floor, with no elevators..tough climb (esp when you have a lot of bags when checking in/out..or after a night out drinking)
- If you want to go to the terrace, it is not in the apartment, you have to go up two more floors to the rooftop.
- The rooftop is a common area, so you are not always alone (although we were most of the times we were there)
- the Wifi barely works and when it does, it is very slow
- it would have been nice to have water in the fridge when we arrived
- little add ons or nice touches would have made the experience a 5 stars. For examples: there are no tissue boxes, no body wash or shampoos in the bathrooms...etc.
Overall: I would highly recommend staying in this apartment, I gave it 4 stars bcz of the shoddy internet connection, missing small amenities (shampoos, tissues, shampoos...etc).