Although I did not meet Jan he was helpful in guiding the taxi driver to the home. Karin and Vural are lovely people and great hosts. Karin's breakfast of Cheese, olives, tomatoes, jam and fresh bread was great. Their home had a lovely garden and the room was clean, comfortable and the bathroom had a good shower. The home had great views of Rumeli Hisari castle and was a ten minute walk to the suburb of Bebek, which is a classy place with great restaurants and nightlife if you want it. It is about a forty minute bus ride in to Taksim Square but the journey along the Bosphorus is so nice you will forget the time. All in all a great place to stay and somewhere I would return to in the future. Thank you so much for a great stay.