The apartment itself is really cool- think NYC loft with exposed brick and high ceilings. Also like NYC- it's a 7th floor walkup with no elevator .!Getting in and out daily was a workout- don't stay here if you can't easily walk up and down seven flights of twisty stairs. And get ready to haul your luggage up and down for arrival and departure. Taylan's resources for Istanbul were helpful- he has some great recommendations for bars and restaurants. Thank goodness since the wifi was horrible. If anything goes wrong with the apartment as in no toilet paper or the stove not working, or the AC not blowing cold air ( all issues we experienced) you might have to figure it out on your own like we did. Taylan was slow to respond and since the wifi was spotty he had no way of helping us over the phone although he did try. It wasn't a horrible experience but I wouldn't stay here again nor would I recommend it to any of my friends.