This neighborhood is truly the most intimate and perfect Istanbul experience. The district is perfectly authentic and historic as it's located near the bosphorus and has ample access to amazing restaurants, breakfast places, mini markets, and ferry rides. It's a fairly quiet neighborhood and the little road the house is placed on is reminiscent of an old Italian cobblestone street adorned with mini basket-iron enclosed balconies. The house is wonderful and everything is updated and new with traditional decor placed very tastefully throughout the property. The only minor hangups for us was the lack of air conditioning and the neighbors very chattery dog (especially throughout the night). Luckily after we let the corner market owner know of the neighbors dog barking - he must have passed the message along because it no longer was a problem for the rest of our stay. All in all, it was a great place for us and the location was just perfect to come home to after a long day of site seeing in istanbul.