it is just as advertised, great for 2 people (a couple), and clean. The location is 5-8 min walk from the craziness of istiklal but relatively quiet at night (no clubs/bars), though there are a lot of people out at all hours so not totally silent, but I think this is just how Istanbul is. Not being near loud bars was important for us, but it is a little bit out of the way and you have to cross a busy street to get to the restaurants. Dogukan was a great host and extremely good at communicating.