Once again, an absolutely fantastic experience of renting through Airbnb. I'll start with the property itself: extraordinarily clean, comfortable beds, brilliant air-conditioning, space for 8 people, brilliant shower, hot water doesn't run out...just no issues whatsoever. For me, it's just important to be able to come back to a place where you are completely at ease after the hardships of travelling such a huge metropolis as Istanbul...and when everything works perfectly like in Garen's apartment, that's exactly how you feel. Garen was brilliant as a host too. He gave us some brilliant recommendations from everything from lunchtime dining to massive clubs. He also was kind enough to organise private airport transfers for us at a small fee. The apartment is brilliantly located, only a 10 minute walk from Taksim square, which essentially means 10 minutes from everywhere in the city as there lies one of the stops of the extremely cheap Metro. If you are reading this, and are going to stay in Istanbul, stay at Garen's place! Trust me!