I would stay away from this listing. It is like a tinder profile with a picture from 20 years ago. Extremely misleading. The apartment looks like the photos.. but doesn’t.
My husband And I booked 3 nights and left after 10 minutes.
Key situation needs to be worked out between the company (it’s a company that lists this property not an individual). Taking into account I booked this place last Minute (in hindsight there is a reason it was still available) I sent the host my flight info, eta to apartment and requested a check in slot which was granted. We had to wait an hour outside the checkin time, outside the apartment for them to show up with a key to let us in. I recommend updating key situation or being honest when check in is not possible at the time requested when booking.
The apartment:
Is located near the Galata tower so in that regards the location is good. But.. the apartment is located on a working street- light district. Not all streets are like this near Galata tower. There is constant buzz on the street with delivery trucks and men of all ages loading and unloading boxes eyeing you as you drag your bags up the hill to the door. Once you get to the apartment itself the front hallway is PACKED with boxes. I mean packed. After you squeeze your way through the hallway, the dark hot winding stairway leads you up to the 3rd floor apartment.
As I said, the photos look like the place but not. The walls and floors are dirty. I wouldn’t even feel comfortable walking barefoot. The furniture is super cheap; the bed is like two plywood boards with a box spring on top. Bedding need to be changed, it’s probably 15 years old dirty pilled and feels unclean. It’s not a comfortable place to come back to and relax after exploring this beautiful bustling city.
Also, no wifi. Connection basically non existent. I couldn’t even send the host photos from inside the apartment. I had to leave to contact him.
Nice things: there is a washer and the bathroom is big.
Not nice enough to stay.
As I said, we left after 10 minutes of being in the apartment. It is wayyyyyyyy overpriced for its value. We went literally down the hill and found a 5 star hotel for the Same. Price. Per. Night.
We offered to pay for one night just so we could get out of the place. After going back and forth for an hour or so he finally agreed but Charged us a cleaning fee. We didn’t use the place at all & place wasn’t too clean to begin with!! I sent photo and video evidence and left the key on a box once we left as he requested. He agreed to not charge a cleaning fee in the end but it was too late to get a refund at that time because once he agreed to this it was day 2 into ‘supposed’ Stay. Airbnb is trying to reach host for refund at the moment, 2 weeks later.
Stay away.
After digging into more reviews I see other people have experienced similar situation with this host. But he likes to play games like he is innocent and unaware of situation/cleanliness or any issues with place at all and he is doing everything to help. Don’t be fooled. Find a different place.
I’ve stayed in a lot of airbnbs. I travelled nonstop for 5 years hopping hostels, Home-stays, hotels, slept on a mat on a floor for 2 weeks.. you name it. If you’re going to spend the money this listing is asking, you may as well go to a 5 star hotel and have a 5 star experience. This is 1 star experience at a 5 star price. It’s an unfair listing.
And that’s what I have to say about that.