Unfortunately, my friends and I left the apartment the same evening we checked in as this apartment wasn’t suitable. We had to book another place to stay.
This listing has a lot of five-star reviews, so it’s possible that you won’t find these problematic, but I thought I’d share my experience anyways.
To mention some of the issues:
- The apartment can be accessed via a hallway with a staircase, there’re stalls with fake designer purses and wallets and the gate is open while the shops are open. Anyone can walk up the stairs to the apartment door.
- The door into the apartment is very thin and it looks like the locks were replaced, which didn’t make us feel safe.
- The balcony doors and windows do not close completely, given that it’s a touristy street and a second floor, we expected it to be more secure.
- The apartment is very humid. We knew there was no AC, but there also was no fresh air coming in through the windows and as a result, the shower walls were moist.
- The light switches were super old, one fell into my hand while I was pressing the button to turn the lights on.
In our case, we wanted to leave our laptops and cameras in the apartment and not worry about them when we go out - and it wasn’t safe enough for that. With a few things fixed, this could be an absolutely fantastic place to stay in Istanbul in the beautiful area right next to the Galata tower.