The apartment is very central, clean and local... It is located in the Cihangir area.. Its quite big.. with a bed room, bath, kitchen and living area... the setting is cosey and comfortable and makes up for a fantastic holiday home... me and my wife really enjoyed it.
The host Murat is a very nice person... we checked in early and he was happy to clean the apartment on a very short notice. He then took us for Tea in a very local canteen and kept us engaged with interesting conversation.
Taksim square can be reached in 5-10 min by foot... its also very well connected to the public transportation... The M2 metro can be boarded at Taksim and the T1 tram station Findikli is also on 5 minutes walking distance.. old city (Sultanahmet or Beyazit area) can be reached in 15 minutes via T1 tram
Coming From the aiport: The airport bus (HAVA bus) comes directly to Taksim from both airports and costs 14-20 Liras... from Ataturk airport you can also use public transportation via M1 metro + (T1 tram or M2 metro)..