We found Ali and his wife to be wonderfully warm and gracious hosts. They were above our expectations to show us where to go, eat and about the culture. We even were able to buy some souvenirs at his little shop. The room was very clean and well furnished, with kettle, tea, water and a small fridge. The location is very good and close to all the sights we wanted to see. The only negative, and this seems to be true for all of the city, the people smoke a lot -I should have been more diligent in my search parameters to find a smoke free environment. But they were very lovely and caring to us, giving us a lovely breakfast on our arrival day and inviting us to tea and desserts twice after long days of exploring Istanbul. Ali has built a lovely little porch with gardens and pets that is lovely to sit and visit in -quite unusual for that part of town it seemed.