This is a great apartment in Galata! The antique furnishings and the old style apartment are a real treasure and give a very authentic experience of living in downtown İstanbul. It is a fantastic view from both the shared terrace and the apartments balcony. It has what you need to cook, to do laundry. The owners were also kind enough to let us stay here with our 3 cats during our move to the country. It also does not have "that smell" that is generally common in the apartments of downtown İstanbul, which a great thing! It is a 6th floor walk up with no elevator, which is something to consider, our legs got quite the workout over the 5 weeks we stayed here, haha. I mean, if you are staying in Galata you are probably already familiar with the hills!
Even with the covid lockdown, Galata is a great place to stay in Istanbul, there are still many places to eat that are catering to tourists and lots to see and walk around. If you come and rent a car, you can take advantage of the traffic free roads for the next few weeks! There is also a 24 hour car park with a fair monthly rate next door, which was very convienent for us, the şişhane metro is also very close too, and a quick walk down the hill to the Karaköy ferry, overall a very convienent and cozy location!