The apartment building is in a fantastic area of Beyoglu, many coffee shops and restaurants within a minute of walking. This area is being renovated, this apartment building is older and I fear that affordable apartments will disappear in a few years. Only the wealthy will be able to live here.
The apartment is spacious, quiet, with incredible hot water! There is a skinny ancient stairway, that one must navigate to get to the apartment on the second floor, so if you are old (like us) or have huge bags of luggage, be aware!
The view from the roof is incredible.
The kitchen is not well equipped for cooking, two old electric burners, and few utensils. But it is fine for coffee and tea and ice.
Our hosts were more than kind, they helped with scheduling a car to the airport at 3:20, we had an early flight, but really there are plenty of taxis even at that hour. And they let us drop our luggage early.
We had a great stay and would return. Thank you for the chance to be in this great area of Istanbul.