Kürşad's place is in the best possible location for all of Istanbul! Do not stay in the old city! Absolutely stay in this gorgeous neighborhood between Galata and Taksim. It is super close to Istiklal Street and all of its lovely nightlife and restaurants. You want to stay here so that you can end up in these neighborhoods for the evening experience. You can walk to the pier or the Galata Bridge easily and you can walk or take the T1 tram to all of the tourist attractions. The apartment is beautiful and perfect. It is a hike up a spiral staircase, but absolutely worth it for the private rooftop. We would do tourist attractions in the morning and then get lunch and come home and read on the sunny rooftop before going back out at night. Kürşad's place was perfect. Thank you so much for hosting.