Had one of the worst experiences at this apartment. We were a group of 4 adults and 3 kids. It took us ages to find the location as its located in one of the small lanes in an extremely hilly area. Upon finally reaching the place we had to haul the bags few steps down and then a few steps up to get to a lift. the lift is really ancient types. either 2 people can go or one person and 1 bag. It took us in excess of 15 mins to get all the bags and us to the 6th floor where the apartment is situated. The only good part about the apartment is the view which is to die for and the size of the living room. Once we tried settling in we were horrified to notice that there were no air conditioners nor any fans in any of the rooms except and air conditioner in one of the rooms. It was pretty warm during our stay in Istanbul and just couldn't bear the heat during the day in the apartment and the nights were also not that comfortable in terms of the weather. Because there were no air conditioners or fan in 2 of the rooms we were forced to keep the windows open and later in the night realized that there were a lot of seagulls around the apartment who had made there house/nest very close by and their off springs were non stop making noises throughout the night. This continued for the entire stay. On the second day when we complained to the host about the weather and non availability of air conditioner or a fan she got us ONE standing fan and that's all. There was no ice trays in the freezer I mean how can an apartment this size and after paying so much money not have something as basic as an ice tray. On complaining about this the host did send adequate amount of ice and water the next day. The checkout process wasn't smooth either. One day before the checkout I had requested the host to give us some time extra for us to check out as the time was 11:00 am for checkout and we requested an hour extra as though the apartment has 2 bathrooms, 1 of the bathrooms is extremely small to have a shower and get ready and we had 3 kids with us. The host flat out just refused our request and frankly from our experience at the apartment for 3 days I just told her we would need little extra time no matter what and that didn't concern her at all coz the cleaning lady came to the apartment at sharp 11:00 am. Except for one of the rooms with the bigger bathroom we ave the entire place for the lady to clean and even then she was totally unprofessional in her attitude and behavior and kept muttering throughout the time she was there. By 11:30 am she had already complained about us to the host who called me and told me about the timing etc..etc. and I told her its 11:30 am an we are done. I mean who doesn't give the guests a little extra time to check out. Absolutely unruly behavior by the host and the worst experience ever in so many years of travelling. Definitely felt like being cheated and money wasted. Will be following up with airbnb about this. Just thought should mention about my experience so future guests know before hand on what to expect and what to not expect in this apartment.
P.S. The apartment is located in such a location where vans and taxis refuse to climb the lane as they think their vehicle won't be able to climb the slope. Had a horrifying departure from the area but that's a different story. Hope this helps some of you to decide on your stay.