Kardelen's flat is in an old typical Turkish building in an attractive narrow street coming off the Galata Tower square. It is spacious, airy, comfortable and full of character, especially its balcony with a view of the street and the Tower. The flat met all our needs.
Its location was also good for sight seeing, with metro station 'Shisane' nearby as well as tram stop 'Tophane' further down the hill that took us to all the sights in the centre. We took a ferry from Eminonu to Kadikoy on the eastern side, and then back to Karakoy which was interesting.
Apart from a taxi, to reach the flat from the new airport Havalimani, buy an Istanbul card at the bus station , and take the bus from the airport to Taksim Square (at least an hour) and then the metro from Taksim to Sishane, near the flat.