THIS IS A WARNING TO ALL OF THOSE WHO PLAN TO STAY IN ISTANBUL.
AT ALL COSTS AVOID THIS PLACE IF YOU WANT DONT WANT TO GET STRESSED OR EVEN RUIN YOUR VACATION.
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE COMMUNICATION, HOST DID NOT PROVIDE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO GET IN THE BNB OR HOW TO ACCESS THE SELF CHECK IN. HE DESIGNATED A PERSON WHICH WAS NOT INTERESTED IN GIVING THOSE DETAILS EVEN IF I ASKED IT IN ADVANCE SEVERAL TIMES. AS A TRAVELER IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY I KNOW FOR A FACT THE SOMETIMES WIFI WOULD BE A PROBLEM SPECIALLY IN AIRPORTS, THATS WHY I HAD TO ASK FOR CLEAR CHECK IN INSTRUCTIONS IN ADVANCE IN ORDER FOR US TO HAVE A SMOOTH CHECK IN. BUT THE HOST AND HIS PERSON DOESNT REALLY RESPOND TO IT. INSTEAD THEY WOULD GIVE IT TO YOU ONE BY ONE WHILE YOU ARE ON TRANSIT. WE ARRIVED AT THE BNB DUMBFOUNDED ON HOW TO OPERATE THE DOORS AND HOW TO RETRIEVE THE KEYS IN ORDER TO ENTER, NO BODY REALLY BOTHER TO HELP UP US, GOOD THING THAT WIFI WAS AVAILABLE TO THE PLACE BESIDE IT AND FOUND WIFI PASSWORD AT THE TABLE. ANOTHER ANNOYING THING IS THE ELEVATOR, WE HAD TO CARRY ALL OUR BAGS TO THE 5TH FLOOR BECAUSE THEY DIDNT REALLY MIND TO TELL US THAT THE ELEVATOR IS LOCATED IN THE FIRST FLOOR, NO EXPLANATIONS OR WHATSO EVER TO A PERSON NEW TO A PLACE.
LAUNDRY, WITH REGARDS TO THIS, WE HAD ASKED WHERE TO DO OUR LAUNDRY SINCE WE DONT HAVE ANY CLOTHES ANYMORE, WE DIDNT FORCE THEM TO DO IT FOR US FOR FREE BUT THEY INSISTED, BUT AGAIN IT WAS A DISASTER, OUR LAUNDRY NEVER CAME ON TIME AND WHEN IT DID SOME OF OUR CLOTHES GOT DESTROYED, SPECIFICALLY OUR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHES, WHO WASHES MIXED CLOTHES WITH HOT WATER???? AND THE SMELL, IT SMELLED LIKE IT WAS NOT EVEN PROPERLY DRIED. AGAIN DONT OFFER SOMETHING IF YOU CANT DO IT PROPERLY. I HAD SENT THEM PICTURES BUT AGAIN SINCE THEY ARE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL NO APOLOGIES OR RESPONSE WHATSOEVER.
THE ROOM BEING OFFERED IN THE PICTURE IS NOT THE ROOM THAT YOU WOULD GET, THE COMFORTER, IT DOESNT EXIST YET THEY WILL GIVE YOU A BLANKET THAT IS SIMILAR TO A TABLE CLOTH. THE HOT WATER? YES IT IS HOT AND BOILING, WHAT EVER SETTINGS YOU PUT IT IN, YOU WILL NEVER GET IT RIGHT, YOU EITHER CHOOSE VERY LOW PRESSURE BOILING WATER OR NORMAL PRESSURE COLD WATER. CLEANLINESS OF THE ROOM IS ALSO THE WORST, THE EXHAUST IN THE BATHROOM IS FULL OF DUST, THE TOILET IT SELF IS DIRTY AF AND THE SHOWER HANDLE IS BROKEN! I HAVE EVIDENCE IN PICTURES OF ALL THESE COMPLAINS.
TO MAKE THE STORY SHORT, I SUGGEST YOU AVOID THIS PLACE, YES ITS CHEAP BUT ITS NOT WORTH THE STRESS AND HASSLE. IF YOU WANT TO STAY IN A SHITHOLE THEN GO AHEAD AND BOOK THIS PLACE. I USUALLY REFRAIN FROM GIVING BAD REVIEWS BECAUSE IM A BUSINESS-OWNER, BUT THIS PLACE DOESNT DESERVE ANYTHING BUT A COMPLETE BAD REVIEW.
THE NAME OF THIS PLACE IS" OPERA APART" JUST INCASE YOU FIND THEM ON DIFFERENT BOOKING CHANELS, BEWARE!