when we first arrived, we were surprised to find that the bed sheet and duvet cover, pillow cases were all wet( fresh laundry, not dried yet), we have to take them off and put them on the heater. The carpet in the living room was on the reverse side, it took us more than 2 hours to set the room right for the night.
The apartment is comfortable and warm except the mattress which we found too soft.
The street was reasonably quiet during our stay, the only noise comes from upstairs, but it gets quiet after 2am.
Make sure you get a taxi coming here for the first time, unless you use the metro, which is an easy down hill walk.
Since it's not far from Taksim square, it might be a good location for some, but at the same time, it might also be an area one try to avoid.
Aleksandra is a good host, responses very fast and gave clear instructions for everything.