Emre's house is in a great location, close to seafront, and a short uphill walk to the big Mosques.
It is an attractive old townhouse.
Emre is a charming host.
But...
It is not really configured as a town house. The only common area is below street level and is used by the security, so the only sitting area is the breakfast room, really a corridor with a series of two seater tables, and a low ceiling, which did not suit the two of us who were over 6ft 2.
There are numerous bedrooms, all en suite, but for our party of 8, there was no communal area to eat or hang out together. Each room is decorated in the same way, rather sparsely, and with no wall hangings, carpets or pictures. They are decorated in somewhat somber dark green/khaki colours, and insufficiently differentiated, so the feel is not that of a house.
In addition, the decoration although recent, has not been conducted to a particularly high standard. Our room leaked, the shower was pathetic, and the paint and tile finish was not good.
The photos on the site, while not inaccurate, do make the house look better than it is in reality. In particular, the sea view from the top room is partially obscured. The house is not a seafront property, but one (quite large) block behind.
I know that this is new to the market - Emre told us we were the fourth customers to book - and with more attention to detail, and a reconfiguration of the rooms to include more living someplace and fewer beds, it will be amazing.
Otherwise, it should be marketed as a hostel, with lots of beds, and for a larger group than ours it would represent great value.
So...
Great location, charming host, but not quite hitting the right notes on decor, living space and 'feel'.