Samet’s place takes a bit of getting used to, but is a gem 💎 ! It is beautifully decorated, with all the amenities you can think of. The best part of the view (which is exactly like the photos) is that you get a view of the sunrise 🌄- which I really appreciate as a morning person. The place is 5 min walk from the Galata Tower with scenic cobblestone streets & beautiful houses. And yet, incredibly quiet.
Samet is friendly, laidback, so helpful and accessible.
As others have said in the review, it is a steep climb up with 5 flights stairs. Secondly, the apartment looks bigger in the photos. Third, the hole-in-floor walk-up has no “door” to close it and bothered me that I might fall into it at night.
None of these issues are major, and totally manageable for a certain type of traveller. I was really happy to stay here, and will for sure come back if I’m ever in Istanbul again!
Cheers, Samet and thanks for everything!