We stayed at the Irini house for a week before heading to the World Cup. We didn’t speak with Tovi, but Onur was very helpful with check in, recommendations, even booking us a car for our side trip and return to the airport, both which were early morning occurrences. We were late coming in from the airport, but Onur had his colleague Ahmet meet us at the rug shop two doors down (also the location for their travel business)—they showed us the house and got us settled. The house is great—yes there’s stairs but if you’re not keen on stairs you’ll likely not have much fun in Turkey. 4 floors, modern and comfortable, all the way up to a rooftop terrace. It’s a fantastic location, blocks away from the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, Grand Bazaar, Basilica Cistern and Sofia Hagia. We walked everywhere while here—Galata Tower is just a few miles away as well. Great restaurants, coffee, all the neighborhood kitties to say hello to—absolutely everything you could need.