Talal’s place is new, modern and clean. I booked pretty last minute and he was still able to accommodate us with the upmost professionalism (he also speaks English very well). By far the best place I’ve stayed in Turkey so far as it is easy to find yourself with untrustworthy hosts and outdated/pricey apartments. There is a helpful security staff downstairs, your door locks on it’s own and has 2-3 different locks on the inside which made me feel extremely safe but for that reason make sure you always have your key on you when leaving. Talal’s apartment had a microwave, stove, oven, toaster, automatic kettle, dishwasher and laundry machine. Couldn’t ask for more. This Airbnb passed my clean freak inspections and had hand soap in the bathroom and shampoo to use in the very relaxing shower. You can also easily buy more necessities from the convenience store which is about a 5 min walk away in the same plaza as a starbucks, lovely restaurant and playground (if you have kids). It’s easy to feel like there isn’t anything around but if you do some exploring you’ll find that there is much more to do than meets the eye. For example, there was a cool mall with a huge grocery store & food court only about a 10 min walk away. Also the mall of Istanbul is 5 min (about $3-5) by taxi and that mall is insane. 30 min from both the center/the airport and an hour with very heavy traffic. I would honestly say it is better suited for a group of 3 as the sofa bed is only really comfortable when you put the twin mattress provided on top of it but I slept there with my boyfriend and it was not the best but not the absolute worst. Overall, we could not stop saying we wish we could stay longer and had a wonderful stay. Thank you Talal! ❤️