Our stay at Farouq's place was wonderful. We had a family of 5 adults and 2 children and we were all very comfortable in the 2 apartments we had rented. The location is fantastic, we mostly walked to the nearby tourist sites. Street is narrow (as expected in old Istanbul) but large transit van did not have any issues dropping us off right at the door. There are restaurants, mini marts and bakeries located within 2 minute walking to purchase food and supplies so we were never short on anything. The kitchens are well equipped with all necessary basic amenities for us to eat a light breakfast before heading out on our daily trips. The entire place was very clean. Beds were very comfortable and we always enjoyed a peaceful night's sleep. We never got a chance to meet Farouq but he was always available on whatsapp and replied to our msgs right away. He also arranged transportation for us from and to airport for a very reasonable cost. We would highly recommend this place and would gladly stay here again on our next trip to Istanbul.