No better place!
Most central location, right on the streets of all the shops and restaurants. A short walk to the tram or scooters (find them and download the app, they're all over) to go to the Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque etc... I highly recommend this area to stay, and Ahmet's place! The apt. is a 2 story with 2 bedrooms that are separate, shower is upstairs and toilet is downstairs. Has a washer which was so nice. The view from the windows and sittting terrace imsode the home are of Galata Tower which is stunning at night. The balcony overlooks the Bosporus, it is shared with building, but there's only a couple apts. And no one was ever in the balcony so it was pretty private for us and felt like our own. The views of the city from here is incredible, I'd argue it'd be hard to find many with the view; you can see the straight and the blue mosque, the Asian part of Istanbul. We'll miss having coffee and dinner on the balcony terrace.
The apt has so much space, a true Turkish style home.
The host was very attentive and checked in to make sure our stay was going well.
Highly recommend. 10 out of 5 stars from me.