Mert is a great host.
I stayed with my family in his apartment in the Bakirkey district of Istanbul, and there wasn’t a single time when he didn’t answer my question or didn’t solve any issue related to the apartment.
It was abnormally cold in Turkey for the first week of our stay in Bakirkey, the local heating didn’t help a lot, so Mert brought the heater 30 minutes after I wrote him we are freezing. It was 11 pm at the moment, by the way - it tells a lot about the host.
The apartment itself is spacey and light, it has huge windows in the main room which creates a really nice feeling. Some facilities are a bit old, but everything needed even for a long stay is here.
We had a few issues regarding the cleanliness of the apartment at first, Mert solved them almost immediately after I told him what bothers me. There wasn’t a microwave which was important for us, so I asked Mert just in case about it, and he brought a nice microwave the next day, I was very pleased with it.
So the central idea is - ask Mert, this super host will solve the problems in the most efficient manner.
The apartment’s location is perfect: it is a very safe neighbourhood with polite people, there are so many nice shops and cafes nearby, small shop with the best vegetables and fruit in a minute walk, a big shopping center Carousel is in a walking distance of 10 min. There is also a very nice seafront with a big playground just 5 minutes away, it was a pleasure to walk along the coast for us and my kids.
Great experience overall, thank you, Mert.