We are two families, long-time friends, both traveling on separate 'Round The World trips. We joined forces for one month in Turkey, spending 4 nights in Suha's lovely Kuzguncuk home. We were 5 adults and 2 teens.

Communicating with Suha was easy and fast. We had lots of questions about the neighborhood... one family is traveling by camper and we needed to make sure there'd be room park. (There was!)

The home was one of the most unique ones we've stayed at in 8 months of travel. 4 floors, each with a smallish footprint, but high ceilings and clever layout meant that it felt very spacious. We were intrigued by the Japanese/Turkish aesthetic.

As for bedrooms/bathrooms, we slept well, and everyone had plenty of space (the couples took the parlor and master bedroom, the kids took the bunk-bed room, and our teacher-friend was in the ground floor room). Four bathrooms and three showers was such a luxury, nobody had to wait in line for showers! We also appreciated the not-too-small washer and dryer located on the ground floor.

We cooked most of our meals in the house. The kitchen was well equipped with great knives and lots of useful appliances. Bakeries, green-grocers and butchers are just a short walk away.

Beyond the lovely home, we were very happy that we decided to spend time in this neighborhood. There are lots of funky little shops and restaurants and cute parks and plazas lining the Bosphorus. It has a genuine neighborhood feel to it, not touristy at all, but still easy to navigate language-wise. Getting to the European side of Istanbul is easy and adventurous - whether you decide to take a ferry or go *under* the Bosphorus through the metro tunnel.

Aylin was the caretaker of the home while we were there. She was friendly and helpful, we loved chatting with her. The house also had several useful books about Istanbul.

We recommend Suha's home without hesitation to groups up to 8 people. It was wonderful.