The house is clean. Everytime I see the host, he is cleaning the house from top to bottom. You don't have to worry about cleanliness.​
The host made everything clean and safe for everybody especially during Corona. Also he is nice and very helpful and even printed my ticket to my next destination. He helped me with my heavy luggage out to the Taxi.
The wifi can be spotty on bottom floor. The common spaces have better wifi but I had to miss some work calls in the evening because it would be too loud if I was in common space.But most of Istanbul doesn't have great internet I hear.
The common space is very comfortable and spacious.
This place is very close to the bus station.
If you want a good shower, make sure nobody is using the kitchen water or washing clothes at the time.​
There is a local turkish guy from another city who lives here long term that never closed his room door. His university is near. It kind of ruins the whole atmosphere and feeling of the place because everyone else is not from here and it is natural that we share information about Turkey or what we did that day. But far from being helpful, he leaves his door open and judges all who says anything bad about Turkey.
He also wants English practice but rarely answers questions about Turkey. For him, it's a home and so he leaves dirty dishes for weeks on the table. It just feels like bad energy. And this only matters because he permanently stays here.
He sometimes acted as the host's translator but would only translate the way he wanted it. For example, he took down a window that was bothering him but when the host assumed it was another guest, he just translated like he never even touched that window.
He makes it about Turkish people vs. Others and enjoys escalating disputes when translating.
He will literally interrupt you when busy to borrow small things. Also he brings his friends inside the airbnb. He never feels guilty or sorry. Just very entitled as a Turkish guy in Turkey and not a foreigner. He is aggressive in manner and women felt threatened in the home. He just waits for opportunities to somehow gain something from people inside the home. He's the bad seed you wish to avoid in all your travels and he lives here. If you wish to experience all the good things of a hostel, he will ruin it for you by being THAT local.