We had a really great stay overall, the location is fantastic, very close to Taksim Square and Istiklal Street, and the apartment is spacious too. The hosts were responsive and helpful to our needs too which was very appreciated. Though the building itself is very aged and the entranceway not the nicest, and parts of the apartment could do with modernising too like the bathroom, and adding aircon would help a lot in the Istanbul heat! There is one big fan, which did the job for September, but in the height of summer it would surely not be enough.
But as a central location to stay it’s really great, we didn’t have much noise nearby at all considering how central we were, no nightclubs blaring music or noisy bars, it’s in a side street away from that - the same could not be said for our friends staying nearby or Airbnb reviews we’ve seen for other places! So we had peaceful nights sleep each night which is what matters.