Our visit to Istanbul was a short honeymoon trip, so we wanted privacy and alone time in the center of the city and that's just what we've got. The apartment was clean and cosy, as advertised. It looks exactly as the pictures, so there were no surprises.

Internet worked just fine and ditto with warm water and electricity. It's an old building, so there are some noises, but it's much quieter then one would expect when staying 3 minutes away from Istiklal.
There are a lot of little stores and restaurants around the apartment, so it's quite easy to get something to eat and drink and the apartment has basic cooking utensils so one can make a meal.
The thing with the center of big cities is that most rooms and flats don't really have a great view, but we haven't expected that anyway - we went out for a view.

Garen was a very helpful host and we felt welcomed - he left all the house necessities for us (clean sheets and towels - bed was made, as well as coffee, sugar, salt, all kinds of paper, cleaning fluids and so long). He also left us a bowl of fruits, water, juice...

Overall, it was a good experience for a reasonable price and we'd recommend the place to our friends.