Ali was being very helpful from the start. He was very swift in replying emails. Ali waited to let me into the apartment and explained about how things worked. He was a really nice and helpful host throughout the whole month that I stayed. When there was a problem I would just whatsapp him and he would quickly reply and get things done. He stays on the flat above, so it's convenient as well if you need to speak to him. Other people who were staying in the apartment during my stay were nice and interesting people as well. They are all international.

I was very happy with the room. It was bigger than what I expected. I like the nicely polished wooden floor. The flat was clean throughout during my stay. The cleaner comes every two weeks but we were trying to keep things nice and clean. My room looks to the school opposite the apartment. It was in summer so the school was empty and no noise of students. There is no fan or aircon in my room but it was bearable. I often left the window and the door open so that the breeze came through.

If I happen to come to Istanbul again and want to stay in the centre, I will definitely come and stay at Ali's again.