We booked this room for a week long stay in Istanbul, but unfortunately had to cancel the booking after one night. While the location is central and only steps away from Taksim square, the neighbourhood felt very unsafe to us as two female travellers, particularly at night. Furthermore, on our arrival, the room didn't look clean (garbage on the floor, hair on the pillowsheets). The host was helpful in offering to change the sheets, however this cleanliness issue along with the safety concerns, left a very bad first impression for us.
Other than the issues above, the host's brother, who was the one at the apartment, was responsive to our messages in a timely manner, so communication was not an issue. The check-in process also went smoothly.