The overall stay was good and the room is nice to share w/another friend, if you are female or for a couple. The bed would likely be too small for two guys traveling together. The location is great but be sure you can walk up and down hills w/out much difficulty as it is near the tower which is very hilly. Fatih is responsive to your needs but unfortunately we had an issue with the hot water on our first night there and after a long day of travel, that was a bit disappointing. Fatih did try to fix it and offered us another apt to shower in but it was too much to move to another location for a shower. All in all, good location w/restaurants and short walk to the tram for public transportation over to the "Old City". Fatih also has great recommendations for hamams (turkish baths) and the closest one to the apt is very nice (compared to what are in the guidebooks). As two female travelers, we didn't feel threatened in the area at night and we were just as cautious in a large city any where in the world.