Emin and his friends start out your stay with a wonderful welcome and enthusiasm over tea! They are a wonderful resource throughout your stay, quickly responding to questions over personal messaging. Emin even helped me figure out how to get to Ephesus and back cheaply and quickly, something I was struggling finding on my own. The place is quiet, has a great bakery and convenience store 1 min walk away, and is a short ~10 minute walk to Taksim square, from there you can catch public transportation anywhere! I even walked places without transportation (Galata Tower, the Galata Bridge, the Spice Bazaar, etc), since the location is very central. Check in and out were super smooth and easy, despite my very early and late hours. Wonderful stay! Thank you!!