The Retro Design house is beautiful and looks exactly like it does in the pictures. The location is great (just a short walk from Galata Tower). Alexandra was a great host and helped us to set up airport transfers. Those of us coming from another location in Istanbul had a little trouble finding the place, but Alexandra helped to direct our taxi driver. The only negative is that it does not have A/C and can get a little hot in late July/August. With a fan, it was okay though.