One of the best host ever, actually I travel a lot but this time was so special because of Ahmet and Builge, very great persons that they will keep you memories.
The place:
The apartment is very clean quiet, comfortable and it has an astonishing décor!! it is located directly next to Hacibadem metro station ( you have to cross the road and you are there) so you can easily be in everywhere in Istanbul.
Also all the important shops are near less then 5 min walk like shops, supermarket, restaurant, small snack, Turkcell official shop etc...
Since the host is living there and they are extremely generous you can find anything you need in their home and they will offer you to use anything if you need, so don't worry about the things that you may forget to bring before leaving your country
The people:
The hosts are very open minded and welcoming persons, you will feel like you know them from years and will be very comfortable being at their place. They helped with many thing during my stay we took coffee together every morning they are very generous even they invited me to party at kadikoy and we had unforgettable moment.
Ahmet is an English professor at the university with high intellectual level so it is very easy to communicate . who visited Istanbul before will know that finding people there who talks good English isn't an easy thing. beside the knowledge of a common language that every traveler needs, he is a very generous person while he treat people at his place as familly member and not as visitor, he kept inviting me to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with him.
Also he is always cautious that you are comfortable at his place and you are good he always keep checking and asking if you need Help or if you are comfortable or if you need any thing.
Bilge she has a master's degree in journalism and it is enough to see her library at her place to have an idea how intellect she is even her dog's are named after philosophers name!! so enjoying your time having a conversation with her isn't a question to be asked!!
they have two beautiful dogs, actually I didn't had a dog before but after this experience in their apartment with these very funny dogs I started to take into consideration to have one!
Conclusion:
from my stay in Istanbul the most thing that kept good beautiful memory in my mind is these apartment and the people living there. When you will visit Istanbul remember this words when you will feel like you want just to spend the day in this apartment with these beautiful people instead of going around the city.