We came to Turkey ready to explore and Julia's apartment helped us do that. The location was amazing! It was maybe 10 feet from Galata tower and was right next to the street that connected to İstiklal AVE. It was also very close to the metro , but it we did not use it as we could not read Turkish. Taxies were one of the best method to travel. We have no complaints except that it was not clean. I had to wear my sandals everywhere in the house. The bathroom looked like it had not been cleaned in a long time. Also when we left we were told that if the trash cans had any trash in then we would be charged 40 euros as a cleaning fee. So basically we cleaned for them for the next customers to come but. However no one actually came in to deep clean the apartment. We do not know how long it has been since the apartment has had a deep cleaning. Also we needed to check in early and she charged us 90 euros. We also left a 2 days earlier and she said that we could not be refunded those days. The kitchen had a weird smell towards the back of it. The sofa had bleach stains and the apartment was so full of dust that made my eyes itched every time I went in the house. I made it so that we left early and came late. There was very loud noise at night but that is to be expected due to the location. There were clubs and music going in at night making it hard to sleep. She says that she has AC but it is not central AC, you have to keep them on the whole day as it gets hot. They say that they have a terrace with a view but those picture are old. In the terrace the furniture is broken and has holes. We were told the view from the terrace would be like galata tower but it is not so. Also you have to walk up so many flights of stairs that we never went up there except once. The price for this apartment was about 300 usd, and THAT IS VERY EXPENSIVE. We went in the area and talked to some hotels and found out that the best suits cost at the most 220 euros. We went to the Al Madina Hotel and they told us that a king bed and two single would be 180 euros. Also we went to the Nordstern Hotel and they told us that their best suit , the Hamam Suite ( one king bed and a private steam room and a private hamam room) would be 220 euros. Also both hotels are open to negotiation of the price if you stay there for more than a week and have free breakfast. The Al Madina Hotel is the Hotel famous for CZN BURAK. The best places to stay are hotels as they are clean and you can negotiate the price. The hotels also have W_h_a_t_s_A_p_p good for people in America. Also the photos appear to be taken a angles to make the rooms look big when in fact they are small. The chairs are so old they could be in the museum. In essence it is not good to sacrifice cleanliness and comfortability for location when you have hotels. Also the WIFI is awful. I had work to do and planned that the wifi was good but it was slow . These people are looking to get money and not provide quality housing.