Truly the best location because you could walk about 30-40 mins to the spice bazaar and Hagia Sophia. It is also really close to the tunel that connects beyoglu to the ferry port (karakoy) and the metro sishane is only one stop away from the other tunel (taksim-kabatas) where it’s walking distance to dolmabahce palace. Around the area is filled with really good kebab, seafood and dessert shops (and bars), and grocery shops. The shopping area is also hardly one minute walk away and some shops close at 2am, the hafiz mustafa there is open 24 hours!
Since the building has a lift, it was easy for my elderly parents to get around. The kitchen is also adequate for them to make breakfast and dinner some days. But if you’re sensitive to noise, you might need to bring some hardcore earplugs as the clubs downstairs go on till 2am, with people singing up to 6am. Since I was jetlagged, I slept like a log, but my parents sometimes had a hard time sleeping. My mom did really enjoy staying in and binging on Netflix. Hosts were very responsive and helpful, they recommended a really good airport transfer service. I was cheated so many times in istanbul that it made me so sad and anxious, but I’m so glad to be staying at this cosy place where I could calm down and unwind. Thanks so much!