Starting with the check-in, Hatice as well as Salih were very kind and understanding, we arrived quite late and Hatice still responded to us and Salih kindly greeted us. It was a bit difficult to communicate in English but nothing really impossible without a translator, and Hatice’s daughter was also very kind and helped us a lot with the translations. Same for the check out, Hatice came to greet us and even kindly gifted us with beautiful cups and plates.
For the place, it is very well located as it is a few minutes away from the famous Taksim square so you will always find something to do or eat, no matter the time of the day. There are also a lot of buses just down the apartment and the metro station is a few minutes away.
The apartment is very beautiful and a traditional place so it’s nice if you want to dive into the Turkish culture.
Just a couple of downsides: it would be nice for the bathroom to come with a carpet outside of the room since you can leave some water traces when you come out (as the shower and toilets are very close). Also, it would be more convenient if the rooms had dark curtains or something to hide us from the outside, as we had to change clothes in the dark (or inside of the bathroom) if we didn’t want people to see us at night. Last point which was already given by some people, it is indeed not very soundproof and it’s quite noisy outside as the street is very often - not to say always - crowded with cars, taxis, buses, so in case you’re a light sleeper it can be a bit difficult for you (it wasn’t much of a problem for us as we were so tired and fell asleep quite fast).
Overall, we were very happy to stay in this apartment and glad to meet Hatice and Salih. Thank you for everything and we hope to see you again! 🤗