As listed, the location is minutes away from Taksim Square in a pretty quiet residential street. The studio is well-equipped with a few small issues. Although there are plenty of pots, pans, dishes, it would do well to leave at least a bit of cooking oil, salt and pepper as well as some rudimentary cleaning supplies, such as a sponge, dishwashing liquid. A coffeepot to make some coffee would also be nice.

Safa, while very nice and accommodating was not very responsive to my emails about the best way to get to the studio. The location is a bit confusing at first to find and taxi drivers were unwilling/unable to find the street so I was left to wander around a bit carrying a heavy duffel bag.

Upon arrival, the apartment was not very clean; particularly the bathroom including the toilet and floor did not appear to have been cleaned after the previous guest had left. After mentioning this to Safa, he brought in the cleaning lady who gave it a perfunctory once over. I ended up wiping down the floors myself.

Overall, the price is good for the location and its nice to have a washing machine (please label-- its all in Turkish!), refrigerator and other amenities, but these small improvements would ensure that future guests would benefit from a more comfortable stay.