Location
Close to most bars and restaurants in Kadikoy; easy access to public transportation; close to the ferry
Downsides: noise: the apartment is next to a delivery place, and there are motorcycles honking and making noise all the time; although the apartment has noise reduction glasses, they are not enough to stop the noise.
Apartment
The apartment is spacious, and we could easily live and work with three people in it.
Negatives: the shower whose water keeps alternating in temperature, the building's entrance hall was a bit dirty, and ventilation on the apartment as it can get really hot in warmer days.
Host
super sensitive, and helped us with everything we needed. She bought an extension cord and a fan for us, and she was also very quick to help us when we locked ourselves out of the house, and when the boiler stopped working.