I stayed in the apartment for a week and I must say the location of the apartment was strategic, it was within close proximity to the Taksim Maydan; with less than 5 minutes of walking. This also meant the apartment was close to the Taksim metro station. Not to mention, restaurants and supermarkets are present just below the apartment.
Despite the location of the apartment, my overall stay at the apartment was a disappointment. Upon arrival, we were greeted by two young men who took us around the apartment and they were friendly. However, the apartment looked quite different than the pictures presented on the Airbnb platform. The whole apartment was dirty, especially the kitchen and the bathroom. The coffee machine in the kitchen had coffee left inside it and it was molding. The bathrooms had an awful smell and it was something out of this world. Before reserving this apartment, we did read the comments and most reviewers did mention the bathroom smell AND the host replied saying he has fixed the issue in July. After reading his comments, we thought great the issue is solved but it was a lie to attract customers. We have messaged him multiple times during our stay to fix the problem, but he was delaying the issue.