Staying with Biray was an excellent experience. She is a really nice and helpful person, full of great advices. With her, we felt like living with a close friend. We went to have breakfast, shared stories and talk a lot about everything. Her house and the room is really nice, modern, big and with lots of light. The neighbourhood is perfect, near the metro and bus stations, lots of shops, markets, bakeries, cafes, restaurants, etc. I definetely recommend staying with Biray, for me, an excellent place to get to know Istanbul!