Neighbourhood is awesome, only a few minutes walk to great shops and restos all around. Isn't as "close" to the big things as may seem though. Taksim is actually a 25min walk, and the big mosques, grand baazar etc are 40min+. It's nice walking but just be aware. That being said if you want to really explore the town, the apt itself is lovely and being big walkers we didn't mind as much.