By far the best AirBnB experience I’ve ever had. Erme and Hande live in the heart of Moda, an energetic and young neighborhood, teeming with tattoo shops, bars, antique shops, and street food. Erme and Hande’s place is like an oasis in the center. If you love design, art, music, fashion then this is definitely the place for you. Erme and Hande are such generous warm hearted people. The first night I stayed I went with Erme and Hande to Kalamiş Park to watch a concert where she helped translate. Afterwards we sat in the park drinking tea and talking about Turkish politics and society. You truly feel like you have made new friends rather than just a transactional host for a few days. Also Erme is a former DJ and he spins some amazing songs from dreamy house tracks to R&B to Italian pop (that Pamela Prati track was so good). The room I stayed in had a nice balcony that you could keep open to feel the breeze from the city and hear the call to prayer undulating over the city din. It was super clean and comfortable. The attention to detail is incredible - the bathroom lights are attached to a small stereo playing a stream of downtempo electronica. I highly recommend this place.