This was my first airbnb experience and it was very good. The apartment was exactly as the pictures. It was lovely to come home at the end of the day and be able to relax in the lounge, rather than have to be cramped in a hotel room.

We asked for a private transfer to the apartment which I would recommend if you don't know the area like us. Silvia met us at the apartment and showed us around and there was an extensive written guide in the apartment to help us with everything.

We did get disorientated when we first went out and headed in the wrong direction, but we figured it out in the end. If you go the right way (left out of the apartment and then 1st left), it's about a 5 min walk to the main street, Istiklal Cadessi.

Note that it's quite hilly, and the roads and pavements are a bit bumpy, and you have to walk on the road in parts, so you don't really want to be lugging around suitcases in the area.

Overall, a great experience.