1. Besher is a nice guy, very helpful and accomodating.
2. The room is clean but common areas, including kitchen and bathroom need more attention. If you are a cleanliness maniac, I’d dare to suggest this is not your bet.
3. If you have trouble sleeping, bear in mind that here you will defo need some earplugs as the window outlooks the street and there’s life outside until 2 or 3 in the morning. Moreover, the host is more of a night guy, he would get back home around 2-3 am every single night. Earplugs is what you need.
4. Besher lives with his brother, and that is not mentioned in the listing. So don’t get surprised to see an unfamiliar guy all of a sudden. The brother is a nice guy though.
5. If you have some kind of allergy to smoke, especially hookah smoke, then you need to take into account the host heavily smokes hookah in the living room just during your stay and the smoke is right there in the room.
All in all, there are areas for improvement. I’d say if you need a place for a night, that is okay, but if you’re choosing an unforgettable experience for your first time in Istanbul that might have some crucial risks.