We had a very good experience at Pelin's apartment in Cihangir. 😊
- What we enjoyed the most was the great location. It was a friendly neighborhood, close to Tophane tram station, close to restaurants/cafes and close to the new area of Galaport. You can find convenience stores and restaurants within a 5 minute walk. There's 2 supermarkets within an 8 minute walk (Sok, Carrefour and Migros).
- It's a 5 minute walk to Tophane Tram Station. From that tram, you can visit most attractions in Istanbul, like Haguia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Dolmabace Palace, and even Karakoy/Eminonu ferries that will take you around the Bosphorus.
- The apartment has all the amenities that you could need for a long term stay, like ours. For example, she had cleaning products, pots and pans, washing and drying machine and good heating for the cold nights.
- The view outside of the building is very nice, you can see the Bosphorus, Galaport and beautiful mosque. The building has been recently painted and looks nice.
- Pelin answered quickly to our questions and any situation that came up during our monthly stay.
- The things that could be improved are mainly related to the first time cleaning of the apartment when we received it (floors and drawers in the bedroom and kitchen). But nothing too bad.
- There were some electric issues when we arrived (some lightbulbs and electrical outlets were not working), however, Pelin sent her electrician that same day and he fixed it asap.
Overall, I recommend staying at her apartment in Cihangir. We would stay here again when visiting Istanbul. Thank you.