The location of this place is prime - right in the heart of Istiklal street and 15 minutes from Taksim square. It's on the 4th floor and there is an elevator for easier access which was great for our group of 7. You are surrounded by food shops and restaurant/cafes, international and local shopping stores, beauty and hair salons and so much more. For our rides to and from the airport our taxi drivers were able to meet us on the corner of a street, but do plan to walk to Taksim square or elsewhere to hail a cab for daily activities. The actual apartment is just as you see in the pictures. It is an old building so like some other reviewers mentioned, the floorboards creak, but personally our group loved the old building vibes. There were only 3 negatives during our stay which were the dryer and stove top not working and the in-room bathrooms. I had contacted Muge and was informed that the guests who stayed before us had burnt the electronic card for the machine. We just wished we knew that before starting a load of laundry. The showers inside the bedrooms were difficult because the water would leak and get the whole outside area wet. It is a problem because it's a bedroom. Besides these 3 downsides, the rest of our stay was great.