Overall a lovely stay in a lovey apartment. Worked remotely for 1 month.
Pros:
- Amazing location in Moda, decently quiet street that connects to the lively central Moda streets
- Value for money
- Excellent host! Always available and eager to help or suggest local places that won’t try and rip you off
- Bedroom doesn’t face street, decent if you’re a lighter sleeper like me
- Good wifi in living room, not super fast but supports video calls (rare latency/issues)
- Kitchen has all of the necessary basics to cook with (no working microwave)
Cons:
- Shower head not mounted (handheld)
- Had to buy my own fan (it gets hot in the apartment in summer)
- Wifi doesn’t quite reach past the hallway (bedroom/sunroom connection bad)
- No change of sheets for bed (that I could find - should’ve asked though)
- Apartment generally slightly worn (normal for Istanbul)
- Had to go buy my own dishwashing liquid and toilet paper (cheap)
- Water temperature not consistent (cycles up and down)
- Only one pillow on bed (should’ve asked for more though)
Final notes:
Definitely would recommend! Don’t Google to find best/closest shops/places, just ask Taylan.