Apartment: Spacious, clean, nice furniture, comfortable beds, everything we needed and more were available, excellent air conditioning which is hard to find even in 5* hotels.
Location: Perfect location with a metro and a tram station in walking distance, Shishane in Istiklal street which links to major shopping and fun attraction by metro & Tophane which links to main historical attractions in Eminounu & Sultanahmet by tram. Many shops and nice cafes were next door. We enjoyed 30 minutes walking through eminounu bridge to cafes in Sirkeichi or a 20 minutes walk to taksim square through the famous Istklal street.
Owner: Berk was very helpful and said Yes to everything we requested, nice welcoming package, eazy communication and available 24/7. Late checkout and free clean after 4 days.
Safety: I was worried about my family safety since my stay was after the failed Coup. Beside, we are used to hotels and furnished apartment. The moment we checked-in I felt welcomed and safe between nice turkish neighours. We come back at 1 AM and never felt unsafe.
I visited Istanbul more than 10 times, stayed in different hotels and apartment but never felt home and welcomed like this visit. I highly recommend it for a family with kids.
The only disadvantage was the 5 minutes steep walk which was walkable to any person with no disability. This is Istanbul any way, you need a little excersize to burn turkish delicious food & sweet.