Akifs apartment is on the trail from the Galata bridge to Itsakal st and Taksim Square. It is only a couple hundred yards from the Galata tower. What an awesome location to explore from on foot (steep roads wear comfortable shoes). The apartment is spacious for the area and has an amazing view from the terrace (the apartment is on the third floor and the terrace is on the 6th floor). The terrace is shared (there was a neighbor having a party on Saturday night but they didn't mind me hanging out on the other side). I didn't even look for a restaurant with a view - just grabbed a street kebab from outside the front door - a bottle of wine from a shop next to the tower and enjoyed my own dinner with an incredible view of the city and Bosphorous/Horn.

Akif himself was very helpful, friendly and genuinely interested in the philosophy of meeting people and helping within the airBnB community