I had the pleasure of staying at Berna's Bomonti apartment (ground floor). Everything was well organized, the kitchen was well-stocked and the apartment equipped as described. We were very happy with the arrangements; the apartment is exactly as in the pictures.

I didn't have the pleasure of meeting Berna, but Deniz, Berna's son, was there to welcome us upon our arrival and our communication was very smooth. I highly recommend this apartment to any future visitor.

About the area:

The area is safe, quiet (barely any noises at night during the time I stayed in Sep), and there's a barber, bakeries, 2 restaurants (pizzeria + kabab shop), plenty of cafes and bakeries on the street (Silhasor Caddesi). The next street, Abide Hurriyet, which is perpendicular to Silhasor, also has a variety of shops. A tip: go to Sisli for shopping, turn left onto Abide Hurriyet, keep going straight until you reach the Silhasor Camii (Mosque) and that's a lively area to eat and shop - quite appropriate for families.

The Osmanbey metro is a 5 minutes walk away. You can also walk to Sisli metro (Cevahir mall) in the other directions in 20 minutes. On the return, I took a direct taxi to Ataturk airport cost me 60TL on the meter (with bad traffic en route). Alternatively, one can take a taxi to Taksim and use the Havatas bus service to Ataturk (this is what we did on our arrival).