We traveled to Turkey to vacation with our family from the USA, Germany & Iran, and this house was perfect for us! The gardens are beautiful, the view was incredible, the house was large and clean, and the kids loved playing in the yard.
We visited during a very hot week, and we were worried about being too hot, but the host had air conditioning units installed just in time for our stay. We were very comfortable despite the heat.
We did not have a car, so we were happy to find that there is a well-stocked grocery store a 5 minute walk from the house, a delicious and cheap kabob place (Tat Kebap) and tons of bakeries and stores that are a 6 or 7 minute walk, or we could walk 15 minutes to the water where there were many fancier restaurants and coffeeshops.
The house is close enough to take day trips to Istanbul's tourist attractions, but far enough that we could relax without the stress of city. We took a day trip by taxi to the Beach, another day trip by taxi to Taksim Square, and we took the ferry (beautiful) to the Gran Bazaar another day.
The gardener/housekeeper was wonderful with our kids and she takes excellent care of the house and property. If we travel to Turkey again, we would definitely return to this house.