Aylin's place is wonderful for one or two people. It's on the small side, but it's brand new, everything is nice, has a great view and it's incredible well located. Note that you can take the "tunnel" tram and change (one block away) to the "T1" tram to get from Aylin's place to Sultanahmet where the main tourist sites are. The cost is minimal and the time is 20-30 minutes. You can walk to the great restaurants in the "new" district. Also note nearby are: the Pera Palace Hotel of Agatha Christie fame -- have a cocktail in the lounge, the Aga Haman Turkish bath (recommended by Aylin and me), the Galata Tower and the Whirling Dervish monastery (not for everyone, but I enjoyed the performance). You will have a great visit in a great city at Aylin's place. Also, she arranged our airport transfers. That was very helpful.