We stayed at Ozgur’s place for total if 10 nights. There were 4 of us and we fit comfortably in the place. Overall, we had a good experience and I think the place was a good find for the price.
Pros:
- There are grocery stores within walking distance
- You can get cabs right at the front of building, or take minibuses and there is a metro station right underneath the building! (Neurol Park)
- The place is quite spacious, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms made it very convenient.
- There is a pool and a gym in the same complex. (Gym was well equipped & pool was semi-clean.)
- There are malls within 5-7 min taxi ride.
- The place is very bright and has many large windows. The view is spectacular. The pictures in here don’t do it any justice. There is even a patio!
- Host was responsive for the most part. When we needed something, they would usually bring it within 2 days.
Cons:
- The place is not very well maintained. We had issues with clogged drains, broken vacuum cleaner and the hair dryer almost electrocuted my brother!! We contacted the host and they resolved the issues for the most part within 2-3 days. We just didn’t get a new hair dryer.
- The kitchen appliances were not much. For example, there were no bowls, or there were only 3 forks. My mom asked for a cooking strainer and they brought one for us.
- The bed in the bigger bedroom had sunk in on one side and was not very comfortable. But it wasn’t terribly uncomfortable either. It was uneven on two sides.
Overall, I would recommend this place. There was a 40-45 min taxi ride to Taqsim square. And 25 min from/to the airport (taxis would charge us around 250 lira to the airport). The closest beach was Rone Park which was about 25 min away taxi ride from the place.