The house is well located as described being a 10 minute walk from Taksim square. From the square, it is very easy to get on the metro and into any part of Istanbul. For our group of six, there was plenty of room for sleeping on the three floors of the house. In addition the one shower and two bathrooms were sufficient for our group.

We were a little disappointed in that there was less space than we expected from the pictures. There really isn't a "living room" for everyone to sit together. The only area is outside the kitchen which was okay. We liked that it had a kitchen, but did not find it very useful for cooking or much food preparation. The upper two floors are on narrow - steep staircases so we let my elderly parents sleep on the main floor (same floor as entrance and kitchen).

We neglected to realize on the listing is that there is no air-conditioning in the house. We happened to be in Istanbul during an unusual September heat wave and it was very hot. The ventilators/fans helped, but it was still quite muggy. And while we did leave the windows open at night, this brought in significant noise from the midnight trash pickup.

Overall the house was relatively inexpensive for the amount of space and Garren is a great host. He was able to meet us during our very early check in and was accessible during our stay.