Pelin is very friendly and nice )

Location is really perfect - it's less than 10 minutes by walk to many interesting places and it's surrounded by plenty of cafes and little shops.
The places near include:
- Taksim (the bus from airport arrives there)
- Galata Tower
- Istiklal street
- Kabatash station (from which you can take a ferry to Buyukada island)
- Museum of Modern Art
It's very convenient.

Great touristic area including Egyptian Bazaar, Topkapi Palace and most of other touristic sights is also not so far. We got there by walk too. The way is through very authentic little streets surrounding the apartment. We were very enjoyed by walking them.

Apartment is not non-smoking, so rooms have very thin scent of tabaco. I'm very sensitive to such things, but it was really thin and disappeared completely when windows were open, so it didn't bother me. And my girlfriend didn't even notice it (we are both non-smokers).

The street can be a little loud at evening, but windows are soundproof enough to keep the noise outside. So, we were sleeping very well after our long daily walks )

At the time of our stay, hot water was available only in the shower which has instantaneous water heater. I guess it was just temporal inconvenience.

Our overall experience was very great, thank you, Pelin! )