I had a wonderful stay in Alper’s house. Being a house it didn’t have the issues you may run into if renting an apartment. Great location, great people, good food, fantastic views. If you like long walks: walk to Ortakoy or Bebek or even Akmerkez( I tried it). Alper and Utku were always available to give information he even knew where to order a beautiful cake! I would suggest you get instructions from Alper on how to get a taxi to park properly and help you with luggage. Or ask him how to use the air conditioning to be more efficient. I was so comfortable and feeling at home during last week I started shopping for the house 😜.