Hamdi is incredibly kind and helpful! Mind you he doesn’t speak any English so we communicated with his duaghter most of the time but she was darling and super quick and helpful with her responses! The apartment has an absolutely gorgeous view! And the island is very beautiful aswell (1 of 4) . Mind you it is a bit far from the city but I believe it is worth it :) for us it was about a 45 min ($25) taxi ride from Istanbul airport to the port Eminönü then a 1hr 30min ferry ride ($2) to the island and then another 10 min walk to Hamdis home. Hamdi does have his mini car where he can transport all the luggage to and from the home which is 1000% helpful considering the elevation. All in all the home is clean very humble and the view is priceless. The transportation to and from the city center of Istanbul is very cheap but long (1-2hr) however the hospitality and view of the home beats this :) I recommend his home anytime.