Vefa's place had the perfect location for what I was looking for. It was on the European side, 10 min downhill to the tram or 10 min walk to the Metro. You're literally surrounded by some of the best food and drink locations in the city, as well as a 5 min walk uphill to one of the most active and popular streets in Istanbul. Vefa's communication was excellent from the start and assisted us with an airport transfer directly to the doorstep. All checkin is done with a keypad and lockbox, super easy. Place was utilized as a 2-br with 1 person in the bed and 1 sleeping on the sort-of-pullout couch. Very clean and comfy unit. There's a cute cat often time roaming the stairwell that I'm assuming belongs to a neighbor, given that we saw her on multiple occasions. There were only 2 things that could've been slightly better, only 1 of which could be controlled. There is a pretty bad smell coming from the bathroom. We kept the door closed, so that would isolate the issue to the bathroom, then the bathroom fan would mostly help. Lastly, and by no means any fault of the Airbnb, there is live music on an adjacent alleyway (they actually have great food and music), but seemingly every night play loud music. Not ideal when trying to sleep, so bring earplugs if this might be of concern. All that said, the location was absolutely perfect and I would ABSOLUTELY stay here again. Highly recommended.