Can was the ideal host: always very responsive to our questions, and willing to accommodate our schedule (we arrived very late, after midnight, but he was there waiting to greet us). The neighborhood of Kadikoy itself, on the Asian side of Istanbul, has a lot to offer, with many high-end stores and nice restaurants close by. In terms of the amenities, everything the discerning guest could possibly wish for is available. The apartment itself is bright and airy, with two bedrooms, a nice big kitchen, a comfy dining and living room area, and satellite TV. A big bonus is the market and restaurant district 5 min walk from the ferry station that offers up numerous gourmet food stores and hole-in-the-wall restaurants.
Depending on what you want to do and where you plan to spend most of your time, the fact that the apartment is located about a 20 to 25-minute dolmus (minivan) ride away from the ferry terminal is probably the biggest disadvantage to the apartment. When you factor in the ferry schedule and commute (the ride itself is very pleasant, though, I should add), the commuting time to the European side, to where most of the sights are, can exceed an hour.