Ibrahim's flat was as all the other reviewers have said, clean, well stocked and great location etc, in area full of young locals rather than tourists and the harassment that goes with that. Safe and lively at night. Streets v clean. Prices in shops were much cheaper, wonderful delis, coffee n tea shops. Fish restaurants, to cheap lokansa or short taxi ride to Ottoman restaurant Guler on Hasan Pasha (go there early as it runs out) helped make it even better . Ibrahim also called an hotel and recovered by post coat that one of us had left in Izmir.Ibrahim went above and beyond for us! Checked us in and left us to get on with it, perfect. Stay on the Asian side and make the v cheap ferry rides another memorable part of your sojourn in Istanbul. Walk past the Hilton and join the locals on their strolls away from crowded Eur. side. Haman only 40 TFL this side not 50 Euros. We had added extra of tear gas as people protested Soma mine disaster; Ibrahim has a gas mask to cover even this eventuality. Local shops have right price for soaps, Turkish delight which they will box up at half the price. Would go back in flash and cant recommend the location highly enough.