Basma is a warm, attentive and kind host.
We stayed in her simple home for 9 nights. she gave us excellent information for seeing Istanbul, lending us guide books and supplying us with a travel card to gain cheaper transport. It was colder than we anticipated and Basma gave us warm scarves, gloves and a cardigan and a fire for our room. she also cooked Egyptian food one night, took us for a Syrian breakfast and shared her delicious soup one day? We enjoyed hearing her story and getting to know her.