Great apartment exactly as shown in the listing. So convenient for all the tourist attractions. The evening receptionist at the partner hotel is very helpful and can offer lots of advice on how to get to places further afield than Istanbul.
Some guests have described the neighbourhood in quite a negative way. We found it to be totally safe and were never worried walking in it even late at night. It is a very busy area full of workshops but we found it very interesting to experience how all these items such as shoes, bags etc are produced.
We would book the apartment again without hesitation.