The hosts were very helpful and gentle with us and the apartment was just the way we expected to be. A small, clean with colors room. The shower could be better as it was very small. The area near the Balat is very quiet and interesting, specially for the Cristian Orthothox people as it is still located the Ecumenical Patriarchate. I would recommend staying at Balat, for people that want to explore Istanbul from a different point of view. There are two daily busses from Taksim and Eminonu that leaves you next to Balat and also a taxi wont cost you more than 10 Lires.