Our stay at Figen's house was nice and comfortable. She welcomed us very nicely with a soup and a glas of wine. Moreover she kindly answered all our questions, also giving us very good recommendations about where to eat (especially Adem Baba was great!!) and a lot more. The communication before our arrival and during our stay was without any problem. The house was nicely decorated and everything you need was there. The balcony offered an amazing view on the Bosporus and green hills, which is not too often in this city, I guess. We spent our evenings on the balcony enjoying the views. The house was located in a calm and nice area and in walking distance to the mall Akmerkez. There are nice restaurants and shops around. Yet you still need some time to go to the city center (we usually took around 30-45 minutes by taxi), but this seems to be usual for a city of this size, therefore you stay in a calm neighboorhood. It was just about 15 minutes to walk to Arnavutköy and the Bosporus. Yet it is to mention that only one of the bedrooms had an air condition if this is relevant for your purpose. We nevertheless managed the warm temperatures.
We really enjoyed staying at Figen's home.