We a rough start due to a misunderstanding: one of Saban's staff mistook us for another booking they believed to be fraudulent, so told us our booking had been canceled. We were outraged to start as we were stranded in a foreign country with two young children, but we found another place and went for lunch. While out for lunch, Saban phoned me EXTREMELY apologetic and explained. He took care of our taxi back to the apartment, and even sent somebody to the other apartment we'd found to collect all of our luggage (there was a LOT) and deliver it to the place for us.

The apartment was exactly as pictured, though perhaps a little smaller than the 100 sq m. The air conditioner in one of the bedrooms smelled like mold when it was turned on, but we just left it off; the units in the other 2 bedrooms and the living room were sufficient.

The only other minor complaint is that our apartment seemed to house the linens for all of Saban's apartments in the building, so the house cleaner came in & out a few times most afternoons. That said though, we were not expecting daily housecleaning so it was a minor inconvenience. We were only home for the kids' naptimes; many people would be out at this time of day anyways so you wouldn't even notice.

The location is GREAT. Lots of restaurants and little shops around the corner, and just up the hill are the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia. A little further to the T1 tram line and the Grand Bazaar. Also just behind Hagia Sophia is a GREAT park for children, Gülhane Park. Lots of shade, nice playground. Loved it.

Saban was also very accommodating in offering us a late checkout, so we had a place to stay right up until we had to leave for the airport at 6pm!

Overall, this was a great place, and we'll gladly stay with Saban again when we return to Istanbul.