I stayed in this apartment from July 7-15. The neighborhood is approx 10 minutes walk to Taksim square where all the hustle and bustle are. They are lots and lots of restaurants and shops to choose from. However 95% are Turkish, so if you are looking for variety in cuisine it's hard to come by.

The apartment is on the TOP floor (lots of tiny stairs to climb) so if you have lots of luggage beware. Also, the air conditioning was hit or miss. It blew out cool air not cold. Anne advised me after I had been there a few days that the previous guest complained also, and the filter had been changed by the cleaning lady, but to no avail. It still didn't work. So I and my friend were sweating every night in our sleep.

The neighborhood is very residential and highly populated and we never felt in danger or afraid.

The apartment is a very nice size, with two bedrooms a living room and a small kitchen. The photos are accurate. We could not get the stove to work however.

It would be very comfortable if everything worked and after getting used to all the stairs. Also, the cleaning fees is in my opinion much too high. $50 dollars is exorbitant. There were no extra towels to be found anywhere. While the apartment was clean it was not "sparkling and fresh". There is a general strange odor in the building itself that permeates as the day gets hotter.