This house was great for the three of us. There are two bedrooms and two bathrooms, so there was plenty of space. There is also a terrace on the third floor which was nice for dinner. The kitchen was also well-equipped for any kind of cooking that we needed to do and it was great to have the washer and dryer. It was even better to have the air conditioners in each of the bedrooms for the hot Istanbul weather. The house is a short 10 min walk from Vodina Caddesi, one of the small but newly developed areas. There are all kinds of cafes, shops and businesses there. There was one really cute cafe called Velvet Cafe, Balat. It’s on Çimen Sk. Right off of Vodina. You can then walk around the corner to the main road and walk towards the Fener bus stop to catch the 55T bus to the center of the city. It’s about four or five stops to the main areas and it takes about 10 min. Make sure to have cash for the bus. I think it was like 2TL or something each way. You can then go to a metro station and get an Istanbulkart and put money on it. There were so many wonderful things to do in this city and it was really great to have such a clean, spacious place to sleep and relax while we were on our busy journey. Like neighborhood, make sure to respect the locals and be mindful of your surroundings. This neighborhood is a conservative one, but it is safe and very accessible.