Charlotte is a super host for a reason!
After having a less than positive experience for a previous booking for this trip we found Charlotte’s apartment and booked with her instead.
She messaged us as soon as we made the booking to ask us about when we would be arriving and to give us instructions in English and Turkish on how to make our way from the airport to the apartment. She was incredibly flexible about our check-in and check-out times, as we were arriving very early and leaving very late.
We never met Charlotte in person, but Mrs Gönül her House keeper met us on arrival and showed us around the apartment, she lives just upstairs and although there were no issues this is always a comfort to know! Although I imagine Charlotte would have been very proactive anyway.
The apartment was very clean and looks just like it does in the photos, it was perfect as a base for two young women on their own. We were there in February so the weather was quite grey, but the bedrooms were warm and cosy and the beds were so comfortable! My only advice to other guests is to be careful when pulling the curtains, as they are only clipped to the curtain rail, so if opened or closed too forcefully will unclip themselves- not a problem to clip them back up, but also not something you want to fix every day!
Ultimately though, we would definitely recommend Charlottes apartment, you get a beautiful space, a fantastic host and a wonderful location in Istanbul to go out and explore the city from- we can’t wait to go back!