Advantages:
- the apartment is close to many sightseeing areas, main streets and hippy neighbourhoods
- there is a small Carrefour and a local Sok two minutes down the road
- weekly cleaning services
- the place is one of the inexpensive options in Beyoğlu area
- the landlord was quick to respond to my inquiries
- when I locked myself out, they came over and opened the door for me. Called a taxi upon my inquiry (problem-solution oriended)
Disadvantages:
- the shower leaks every time I had a shower
- the neighbourhood is very rough with drunks, homeless, courtesansand generally poor part of the population on every corner. I would recommend to go out after dark
- the washing was not comfortable as the washing machine and a dryer are in the basement, also used by the residents of the entire building and every day when I checked, they were busy washing towels and sheets. Very rarely they were empty and available
- the walls are paper thin, the noise is loud in early mornings, with garbage trucks and during the day the traffic noise and often police sirens
- the cleaning stuff broke my statue that I made with my own hands. It was important to me and still bothers me today
- the pillows could be changed to ones with more volume, I found them flat and uncomfortable