Fatima is an amazing host and we had a great time at her apartment. This was my first time renting an airbnb and I was beyond nervous. If you’re looking for a super safe place, this is it! (We rented her small room first and then we moved into the bigger room hence similar reviews for both rooms) Her apartment’s clean and cozy. There’s hot water in the shower throughout the day. The room’s warm in winters. (You can always ask to turn up the heat if you’re cold and she will— we were coming from a hot country and had never been in a cold climate so the apartment was very tiny bit chilly but you can always ask for the heat to be turned up) The internet works great and one can cook in the kitchen too.
The location is pretty central, yet not very crowded. The left road goes up to a huge market where you can find freshly baked bread, food, tea, sim card, groceries and even clothes. The right road goes to the nearest train stations to Sogutlucesme or Ayrilik Cesmesi. (Kadikoy metro + ferry station is also pretty closeby). The Bull’s statue is super close too. There’s a mall at a walking distance called The Nautilius.
Her home was pretty quiet and we slept very well. I was slightly nervous when I read that the rooms had no locks but everything went super smoothly. We had a lot of privacy and no one would knock or come in. Our belongings were just the way we would leave them in the morning and I really appreciated that. There are like 6-8 steps as soon as you enter the building’s gate that lead to the lift. We had 2 bags with 30kg weight each lol so it was a little teensy hassle to carry them up unless you have help. So be careful! Maybe you can ask fatima and she will help, I had my mom with me so we managed. It takes barely a minute to climb those 8 steps.
We made friends with a lovely couple from Poland who were living in the other room. All in all, it was a very lovely, warm and comfortable stay! Fatima and Levent are both really cute and friendly. :)