Overall nice stay for one week in Istanbul for NYE. Apartment is clean and confortable. 5 minutes walk from Istiklal and its shops, 15 min from Taksim square and also Galata quarter. Nice market on sundays (all day long) in front of the place.

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@ ++ things :
- Quick/Efficient/Affordable airport Pick-up/Drop-off
- Kitchen is fine for heating up take away food or fast cooking (Drinkable water jug available at the flat is OK)
- Bed and linen of very good quality. Fine after walking a lot during the day

@ average things :
- Surroundings of the flat are not so reassuring at first (beggers, trashs & dirts around, few lights only) but we ended up feeling OK as people are very respectfull and only leaving there
-Insulation of the flat is very poor for winter times (door+windows especially). Heating of the place was OK so we were not cold but its not so great in December...

-- things :
-Ceilings and walls are super-thin (all building belongs to the same Host) so be prepared to hear your neighbours do pretty much everything (!) from walking at night to discussing or showering... If you meet with other nice travelers in the building its easy to be carefull, if not good luck with it!
- Wi-fi not working so well with two cellphones connected
- We switched on TV only once to check International news but couldn't find any international channels ... better get rid of theTV in such case.
-Missing some audio display (small Hi-FI, Mp3 dock, etc.)

Overall stay is OK comparing to overpriced hotel rooms in Istanbul , but I'd rather come back in summer!