The view here is better than it looks. You can see everything from the upper terrace, including the Galata tower. Location is excellent, near the top of the hill, so almost no uphill walking necessary. Grocery store 2 mins on the same street. Pleasant walk down Istiklal street to the Galata area. Uber doesn't work at the apartment, but if you walk to Taksim square and request, it works great. We found blue cabs stick to the published price more frequently than yellow on Uber. Very good shower pressure, but bring your own products. Internet was 20-30mbps. Flexible check-in was much appreciated.