we spend a week in this flat and it was amazing ! the flat is clean, the room is really nice, you can cook...and there is a little sweet cat akso !!! he ' s really funny ! the flat is really clise to taksim, in a really nice erea. unfortunatly, we didnt meet Jack ( was not in istanbul) but we meg his wife who was really kind with us ! we felt like at home. she speacks english also so it s easy to communicate. i just can recommand this place !!!