My boyfriend and I stayed in Mehmet’s place this past week for our first time in Turkey. It is beautiful, sparkly clean, and exactly as described and shown in the pictures. The building has a very heavy secure door with access control and the apartment does too, making it feel very safe. The neighborhood of Balat is very charming and feels very local with cute bakeries and coffee shops and kebab places all nearby. It’s a quiet area with narrow walkable streets and close to the main tourist sites such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofya and Bosporous boat rides but not so close that you are in the touristy crowded parts of the city themselves. We enjoyed our daily walk over to those sites.
The apartment was very comfortable. It was great to have a dishwasher, iron and laundry machine in the apartment. We also loved the balcony!
Mehmet is a fantastic host. He replied promptly to coordinate checking in and any questions we had and made recommendations for where to eat in the neighborhood. We highly recommend staying in his place!