Hatice’s quiet, cozy apartment was ideal for my 5 weeks in Istanbul. The building is quiet despite being close to everything—an easy walk from markets and major shopping/tourist areas. The absolutely amazing view of the Horn and the mosques across the water is one I will not soon forget. Hatice was consistently polite, helpful, and responsive to all my questions.
If I had to find one complaint, it would be that the internet in the building is very finicky—it’s acceptable for casual internet browsing but the upload speeds (we typically saw less than 0.1 mbps upstream on the Wi-Fi) caused a lot of trouble on the frequent videoconference calls my travel companion and I both had to make for work.
That quibble notwithstanding, the apartment otherwise had everything we needed to be comfortable, and I would happily stay here again on my next visit to IST. Thank you!