My first night in Istanbul I’d booked a place that turned out to be ridiculously noisy, next to a bar. I asked Parvin if this place was quiet, and indeed it was. Istanbul is a very noisy city and you can’t really escape fully, but Parvin’s place, really a small hotel, was on a relatively quiet street and high up, so it worked. Plus it had an elevator which was great. Breakfast was simple but adequate for self serve (you can go around the block for great coffee) and the furnishings were simple but quite serviceable, with a new and clean bathroom. There was a very helpful and friendly reception. The neighborhood is old Istanbul and popular, not upscale and fancy, which I rather liked. All in all this is a great place for an inexpensive night very well located near Taksim and within about six blocks to the airport bus. Well recommended.