Zeynep's apartment is quite cosy and comfortable, with a lovely green balcony and lots of sunlight. Zeynep changed her schedule to be able to welcome us and show us around the house in person which was very helpful and her accommodating our late arrival was much appreciated. Not having an air conditioner was not a problem as when you leave the room's window and the balcony door open, the air circulates very well; the only problem though is if you leave the room's window open during the night it can get quite noisy and you need a bit of adjustment to it. The apartment is located in a nice neighbourhood and Besiktas square -and therefore many buses and ferries- are within walking distance. Just a general heads-up which is an issue in all big cities including Istanbul is that finding a taxi can be very tricky; so if you have bags and luggage that you can't walk with them to the main street of Besiktas, make sure you give yourself an extra hour or more to find a taxi (on either Uber or Bitaksi) as not many taxis pass by. Overall, we had a very nice stay, thanks a lot Zeynep!