This is a fantastic apartment in a really central and beautiful location! Burcin was an amazing host. From our first communications to check-out she was always extremely responsive, helpful, quick, and understanding. She made my stay very comfortable. I stayed in Burcin's place with my 75 year-old father for 5 months, and we both loved it and were very happy and comfortable. Burcin gave us many helpful tips about the city and the neighborhood, and was available every time I had any questions.
The apartment is on the top floor of the building, so you have to climb some stairs to get there, but it is totally worth it as you then have an unbelievable view of the city including parks and even two mini-palaces! The apartment is extremely spacious and well-lit by natural sunlight from the big windows in every room. The photos are accurate, the apartment was exactly as shown in the photos. In fact, the apartment was even bigger than it seemed in the photos! It has basically three separate suites, a large bedroom with attached bathroom, another bedroom with its own bathroom, and another bedroom and bathroom on the second floor. Each bedroom opens onto the kitchen/living room/entrance door, so each sleeping space has a lot of privacy and independence from one another. Three couples could easily stay here and be very comfortable. The beds and pillows were very comfortable and there was lots of extra bedding/sheets/towels. Also, I like to cook and found the kitchen well stocked and easy to navigate.
The neighborhood (Beşiktaş) is one of my favorites in Istanbul. The apartment is in a part of the neighborhood that is mostly residential and so quite quiet, but if you walk down the hill you get to the main street that leads to the downtown of the neighborhood, and there you can find many artisan coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, bakeries and shops. You can easily get around the city by bus and in a 15 minute walk you are at the Beşiktaş pier, where you can take boats all over the city. There are also lovely parks very close to the house where you can walk or go for runs, and have playgrounds for kids!
Overall, Burcin's apartment is a beautiful and magical place, especially on summer evenings when you can sit on the terrace and watch the birds flying over the city! I can't recommend it highly enough!