This is an honest review which has the positive and negative side of my full stay at Balat 3 from 21 to 24 July and then Balat 2 from July 24 to 28: Balat 3: I arrived on July 21st at 10 am and the house wasn't ready, Mustapha who was very welcoming needed an hour to clean and I took a walk waiting for him to finish. entering the house, it was basically clean, new sheets and new towels, floor was hoovered, not clean to a level you would clean your own house or a hotel room. I tried to get some rest and sleep, maintenance work was taking place in the whole neighborhood, They were fixing the street with compressors which I also did not know about. The noise was so loud in addition to the noise from the surrounding houses where neighbors would yell out of the window and kids would be playing in the streets. The smell of fixing sewage was all over the apartment as well. (I have videos of the noise outside the studio) I emailed Ugur if it is possible to cancel the next reservation and he did not answer my email up until few days later when It was too late to do so. I decided to stay and give it a try. The next morning I woke up all bitten up by small black ants who were all over the kitchen (although I had no food out) and in the bedroom too. I also notified Ugur who said that he was not aware of the issue and no one has complained before. (I have pictures of my legs bitten up) as for the location, the area is really nice, surrounded by really nice cafes and European style alleyways, full on antiques shops that do auctions all the time for the cheapest prices. The downside to it is the hill: the house is situated on a very high difficult hill, it is easy to go down from but very hard to climb, especially if you are carrying grocery or shopping bags. I always took a taxi to drive me up which costs around 20 TL from taksim (6$) if there is no traffic, it costs more if it is from Sultan Ahmad Area for example. Sometimes even taxis wouldn't want to climb the hill. Taking the bus to Taksim or Sultan Ahmad needs around 30 minutes which is not fast for someone who is trying to save time to actually discover the city. Other places are farther. The apartment has no AC nor a fan, it is hot in daytime and bit cooler in night time. I did not use not seen the laundry area. I never met Giuseppe nor talked to him; Ugur was my main contact who was helpful at first then after the ant incident and after threatening me that he would post a bad review about me too although I didn't do anything and just because I said...