My boyfriend and I stayed for a week at Ali's apartment, and cannot recommend it enough. The location is perfect - so close to the Metro station and super easy to get to/from the airport. But most of all, it is located in such a cool neighbourhood surrounded by beautiful boutiques and close to great restaurants. The apartment is on street level, but it is so quiet at night! Everything was immaculately clean and had all the amenities we needed (fridge, coffee machine, air conditioning, good wifi, toiletries etc). The bed was really comfortable and had good pillows. Ali is a fantastic host - great communication, check in and out was super easy, and he is a lovely guy! We really wanted to eat mezze at a restaurant called Asmali Cavit (5 mins walk, just off Istiklal Street) but you can only book by phone - we messaged Ali and he messaged back a few hours later saying he'd dropped by and booked a table for us :-) we had such a delicious dinner there (definitely recommend), and we are so grateful to Ali for going out of his way for us! We would recommend Ali's place to friends and family, and would definitely stay again.