Excellent place, a real winner. This is the kind of flat I love: a cool, old building with charm, bohemian sort of character, warm and comfortable in a "normal" neighbourhood. Its close enough to Taksim so you can find anything you need but the flat is in a very workaday, friendly local street. It's set up very well too with excellent kitchen tools, washer, strong wifi, good heating and hot water, plenty of storage space. Sahin is a great host and really knows what he's doing. No negatives really. One of the better Airbnb places I've ever stayed in. Good value for Istanbul too. I was lucky it was available.