Pros:
- Area is extremely central and close to Taksim and Tophane as advertised. Lots of slops around the flat so be prepared to walk upwards and downwards. Didn’t affect me at all however it’s a bit of a challenge for older people
- Flat was very clean as mentioned in the listing and numerous reviews-
Cons:
- The ad says 2 bathrooms however it was 1.5 which was very disappointing as we were 5 people with just one shower area.
- The A/c in the main bedroom switched off every 15-20 minutes which wasn’t fixed despite contacting the owner and that has made sleeping at night uncomfortable as it was extremely hot despite the heaters being switched off
- The double room next to the main one always smelt of smoke every evening. No fault of the owner of course because it came from outside however it’s just to alert people Incase they have asthma or cannot stand the smell of it
- Manager could not speak English so it was not possible to communicate to him and had to contact the owner instead who was very helpful.
- Flush not functioning in the main bathroom which was fixed the following day
- I understand that this is Airbnb and not a hotel however the listing indicated toiletries would be provided but it wasn’t enough for a day since our travelling party consisted of 5 people. I wouldn’t have minded carrying my own and being prepared in advance instead of hunting around for toilet roll and shower gel
- Overall Berk was a bit shocked that we mentioned all these points to him. Not sure if they had been brought to his attention before.