Staying at Doruk’s place made our trip quite exceptional straight off the bat! From the point of booking to actually meeting Doruk himself you completely feel like you’re in safe hands and you've made the right choice.
To assure you Doruk provides a few documents that would make your trip even better. My favourite was his personalized book detailing all the attractions and more importantly the best local food spots! I can vouch that the spots he suggested are pretty awesome also this saved a lot of time!
To encapsulate this review I will help break it down into sections, which hopefully will give the reader a better grasp of Doruk’s place.
Location:
When arriving Doruk was kind enough to take us around the apartment to get us a little familiar with the location as well as point out the key form of transportation we could use. The Apartment is in a great location from all the key major tourist spots, which can be easily accessed by taking the Beyoğlu (Tünel) to Karaköy.
Communication:
As mentioned before - Doruk is pretty much on the ball and if you need anything he is very helpful to assist.
Cleanliness
Very clean apartment.
Apartment:
Lovely apartment - love the decor & mood lighting it has that cozy feel to it, which is perfect after a long day of walking around. Have to point out the beds are also amazing! Super comfortable.
Wifi
Sadly this was the only downfall for the the apartment, I felt like the internet should be able to hold up to the maximum amount of people staying at the apartment. As a group of four it was painfully slow, we all had to rotate going on and off to make it work.
Just to point it was more of an inconvenience when we wanted to do some research to plan out are next day, or have some chill time once we got back to the apartment. We weren't on it 24/7 though would have been nice to have it running smoothly. Having said that I feel it’s a small matter which could be fixed easily.
All in all I would say Doruk is a super host indeed and he has made our stay very exceptional! I would come back to his place again =).