I lived, together with my husband, at Cha's flat in Nistantasi for nearly 1 month in August. We loved everything about our stay in this really stylish flat. It is just the right size for 2 people, the living room and kitchen are connected and the balcony is a great plus. We enjoyed very much sitting outside in the evenings looking at the beautiful pink flower tree that stretches out on the whole balcony and offers great shade in hot summer time. All the furniture and the kitchen is very modern and well equipped with good-quality household appliances in very good condition. It was also very useful to have a drier and an extra little coffee machine to make real Turkish coffee. The bathroom furniture is also modern and stylish. We loved the big shower cabin with a rain shower. Also, a great advantage is the play station in the living room and the extra TV in the bed room. Cha has a lot of good dvd's to watch and lots of interesting books to read (also in English) while resting in bed after a long day of sight-seeing. The living-room is air-conditioned what is really useful when staying in Istanbul in summer time. The flat is very well located in Nisantasi district. We found everything for our daily needs in a 5 minutes walk. The great bakery Pelek with delicious Turkish bread for our everyday breakfast at the balcony, wonderful fresh grocery stores with super-sweet melons and figs, lots of bakals, supermarkets, nice cafes and modern as well as traditional restaurants (Tatbak!) and lots of shops.... just everything was right at our doorstep, very convenient! The Bosphorus with the Dolmabahce Palace and Cafe (to rest and enjoy a cay and the amazing view to the Asian side) and Kabatas tram station to Beyoglu and Eminönü is just down the hill and a nice walk from the flat through the Macka Park. From the Macka Park, the Teleferik (funicular railway) with nice views, takes you quickly close to Taksim area. Also the metro station Osmanbey is in good walking distance from the flat, with lots of shops to visit, along the way. As it is very hot in August and Istanbul is a very hilly city, we also quite often took a taxi to drive to Kabatas (trams, ferries) or Besiktas ferry station. There are so many taxis in Istanbul and to drive from the flat to the next metro, tram, ferry station costs only 7-11 Liras, what was great. Even though, Cha's flat is so centrally located, it is not noisy as it is oriented to a green yard. We really enjoyed our stay in Cha's very modern and stylish flat and were lucky to have found it and can highly recommend it! Cha is a very helpful host, whenever we had a question regarding the flat or questions about daily life in Istanbul, she quickly helped us! Thank you, dear Cha, for your great hospitality again and we...