The place was exactly like the pictures. It was really clean. The host even offered to have it cleaned while we were there since our trip was longer. The location was very close to taksim and the public transportation. One thing is that the hill the airbnb is on is very steep. While there are many hills in Istanbul, this one was very difficult for my mom. Also taxi/uber wouldn’t pick us up from there, we would either have to up or down the hill to find them. The host was very nice, helpful, and responded fast. Last thing, if you are a light sleeper you can hear people coming in and out of the building throughout the night. It didn’t bother me but it did bother my mom a bit.