The apartment is very clean including bed and towels, it smells nice. The kitchen has all the necessary utensils to cook. Hakan and Turkan are super responsive, very quick. Wifi was also ok. During the night it was quite, as it is a family neighborhood. And during the day it was ok, only kids play outside all day pretty loud. But if u don't plan to stay home during the day, then it's not an issue.
The wooden floor was a bit loud.
Up and down the street there are many food shops, a bread shop with sweets and a shop with good vegetables varieties. Istiklal is like 15 min walking. Bus stops are 10 mins walking to go to Taksim or eminonu. It is also not too far to walk to Taksim.
The neighborhood is located in a very hilly place, be prepared to walk up and down. If u r taking public transport, like a bus from eminonu, I would suggest to take route via Refik Saydam street and then walk down the Aynali Cesme street by foot, this way u will be going down with luggage and not walking up.
Overall I enjoyed my stay and the apartment was comfortable. I would recommend.