The place is really special. The view is 6 stars! There is a private rooftop terrace with a great view all around - including the Galata tower, SultanAhmet Mosque, Aya Sophia, Camilla tower, and other landmarks in the distance, and of course the Bosphorus. It's a big enough terrace with nice sitting area to enjoy the morning coffee or an evening drink. We got an especially great view of the fireworks for the celebrations of the 99th anniversary of Turkiye's republic day.
There is a great view from the living room as well, and the bedrooms. The apartment gets a lot of light and is really bright and cheerful. The photos are accurate, but the apartment really is nicer even than the photos.
The living room furniture is nice and we loved hanging out in that space, and the beds were very comfortable to sleep in. Everything was fresh and clean. Loved the water pressure in the shower :-)
There is even a small loft area upstairs next to the rooftop terrace - nice for an afternoon snooze or to read a book.
The kitchen is well stocked although we didn't do any cooking ourselves. The apartment even stocked drinking water for our stay!
The apartment is 4 flights of stairs up so be mindful if you are bringing heavy bags. We got some kind help from Cuneyt's friend who met us with the keys when we arrived. The check-in itself was smooth and easy. We had not paid attention at the time of booking that check-in is at 6:00pm and check-out is at 10:00am. We were worried since our flight landed at 1:00pm on the day of arrival, and we were departing for the airport only at 5:00pm on our final day. But Cuneyt did his best to help us with this. On the day of arrival he managed to ensure that the apartment was ready by the time we got there at 2:00pm so we could check-in early. On the day of departure as well he delayed the cleaning until 12:00pm and let us leave our bags in the apartment so we could roam around and enjoy our day and pick them up at 5:00 on our way to the airport. This was really nice of him and reflects on the great and helpful host that he is.
He responded to all our questions and requests and we had no trouble at all during this stay.
The area is great too, for first-time travellers or for repeat visitors to Istanbul. We enjoyed being able to just step-out and walk around in this pretty area. Lots of great cafe's, restaurants, and bars to choose from for brunch or dinner.
I have visited Istanbul several times, and I highly recommend this apartment - would love to be able to stay here again on my next visit!!!