Hamdi is a great host, we were staing for NYE and on the 31th, he came to the apartment and gave us a plate with traditional home made food (still hot), from his families NYE dinner. The location is perfect, less then 10min from Texim and Istiklal (5min from local streets full of restaurants and bars). Its on a busy street with lots of trafic, so don’t expect a quiet expirience, that’s not what Istanbul is about, especialy in the more central locations. Thank you again Hamdi, we had a great time!