A spacious, colourful and relaxing place to stay, right by the Galata Tower and close to all the historic sights and amenities you want as a tourist. The apartment is super clean with lovely wooden and tiled floors, and the host provides some lovely extra touches, such as slippers and bathrobes. The neighbourhood is full of cafes and restaurants, and very convenient for Istanbul's excellent system of trams, metro and ferries - even the local dawn call-to-prayer that wakes you up is melodious! We were also very grateful to Kardelen for his flexibility when we were stranded in Istanbul for some extra days due to the outbreak of Covid-19 - we felt lucky to have somewhere comfortable and affordable to stay in a crisis.