visited from US. the host Salman is from US as well. We connected well. He is justa good person at heart to say the least. He accepted my request to hold my luggage while i travel light to Cappadocia. That just earned him 20 stars. Amazing apartment in the heart of Istanbul. Literally 2 minute walk to the blue mosque, Hagia Sofia. Very clean, well maintained, thoughtfully designed apartment. The host was superb with the communication and helped our family with little things above and beyond. We met Cem who is also a co-host and i must say he is turkish native and one amazing person. I can probably write 5 pages on him but why dont you come and meet him in person and thank me later. The highlight of the trip to istanbul was him for us. We visited the city like locals do. Ate at places where tourists cant even imagine to eat. shopped at prices you cannot imagine to pay, found taxis over one call, got reservations done wherever we wanted. Salman and cem made us feel like royalty in Istanbul. I must say we covered the city in half the time due to them or we would be losing our mind understanding the public transportation system or go good luck finding taxi at reasonable prices. Just stay with them and make your trip 5 star. We are staying again with them after returning from Cappadocia.