First the pros. The location is great. It’s about 5-8 mins walk to isteklal street. However, it is a bit of a working class neighborhood and I felt a bit unsafe venturing outside the apartment at night. Apartment has plenty of space for a large size family.
Cons would be that apartment is located on the 4th floor (in Turkiye they call it the 3rd floor) and there is no elevator. Stairs are the twisty narrow kind so I was definitely very nervous climbing up with my heavy luggage. Location is close to isteklal street but a bit rundown. Doable but with family I would advise to look elsewhere a bit safer. Inside the apartment is spacious but flooring needs to be changed and locks. Not sure why the host thinks that they can rent it out with all the locks broken and big holes in the door that you can see through. All in all I was disappointed with our stay.
Host Hatice is responsive and helpful