Many good things: The apartment is in a fantastic location, so easy to get anywhere. The neighborhood is hip and cool, great shops, cafes, bars, etc.nearby. There is a hill to go up, but that is anywhere in Istanbul it seems. Tram stop is 5 minutes away.
The check in was super easy and we very appreciated how smooth and simple it was.
Umut has great communication. He always responded quickly if we had an issue. One day I stupidly closed the door by accident without the key. He arranged us to get a spare key within 30 minutes and we were so grateful for his help.
The apartment is really cozy. It was fine for two people. Felt like home. Netflix and YouTube on a very big TV. The internet was really good and gave us no issues.
The bummers: the stove isn’t great. Only one burner works, and it even takes a lot to get that one going. It was really frustrating every time we had to cook. Umut called us to try to help out but unfortunately the stove just doesn’t work well.
It would have been nice if there were dinner knives. There were two cutting knives, but no regular dinner knives.
The laundry drying rack is broken so we had to hang our clothes around the apartment for several days to dry.
I do recommend the apt though. Overall we really liked it.