This is the ordinary IKEA apartment from head to toes. CLEANLINESS: Terrible cleaning in the kitchen, from utensils to cabinet knobs, cutlery and glasses. Everything was sticky and stained. The drawer's inside had even hairs and crumbs. I've taken pictures, such unbelievable it was. When I told Izel about this, he apologized and offered to come the following day. Shame that we decided to have breakfast at home that morning, so we had to hand wash everything we intended to use by ourselves. Bathroom in the corridor: I found poo spots under the toilet seat, while checking before seating. Never used that toilet. Master bedroom: bedcover with signs of burn and whitish stains. Disgusting smell in the building common stairwell. Present at all times during our 4-night stay. It was sort of fishy garbage smell. --- AMENITIES: Wi-Fi is not fast, the signal is not stable and doesn't reach the furthest bedroom. Useless for those sleeping there. We tried to listen to some music with Spotify while having breakfast/ dinner in the dining room and it stopped constantly. No luggage racks available. Except for one bag per room that fits inside the wardrobe, other bags find space on the floor. Very appropriate! No blackout curtains: open curtains means that your neighbors see you, closed curtains means that in the morning is still bright in the bedroom. No extra electric outlet near the bedside table, only one plug and that's for the bedside lamp. Wanna recharge your phone? You have to do it by the door. Useless. Opening the windows was impossible: I almost hurt my back trying to do it by myself straight out of bed in the morning. They are INCREDIBLY heavy and need two people to lift and hold on site while blocking them. In the kitchen there was no tea towel /dishcloth. How is someone supposed to wipe his hands? Amongst the many chipped mugs, there's not a single coffee cup. One wants to drink Turkish coffee in the morning and there's no cups for it. Cooking pans and plates are insufficient, it's definitely not possible to prepare comfortably even the simplest meal that requires cooking. Last but no least, there are steps in the apartment to go to the bathrooms and the kitchen; they are not signalled and might be tricky, especially the kitchen one. --- HOST: Izel's lack of tact shocked me when, the day before our arrival, before he offered to early check us in at noon, which we accepted, except for then not making himself available before 8:30 pm, when our plans changed a few hours later. We just wanted to check-in exactly as per listing description, from 4 pm onwards, because our whole morning was busy due to a reschedule of our tour guide. Informing Izel about this, he insisted in meeting us at 8.30 pm. When I told him that traveling with my parents this option wouldn't work, then he said that it was ok to meet at 4:30 pm and that "he would deal with his problems". This is not my idea of a Superhost. --- Extremely long procedure of registration of our documents. I know legality comes with bureaucracy, but why not trying to make your guest's life easier? Totally avoidable waste of time if Izel had asked us to send him a copy of our passports in advance, even a few hours before. Plus, I had to sign a contract without having the possibility to read the several pages (unless I began reading it in front of Izel and my parents, which would have taken at least 10 minutes). It was just enough for Izel to send it to me in advance for my information. Right? --- Izel didn't show us around the neighborhood, contrary to what it's written on the listing, and during the check-in he kept whining about how difficult is to do this job, instead of spending a few words about Istanbul and our holiday, while knowing each other. Really annoying. I only thank him for helping with our suitcases and booking a taxi for us on departure. --- The host didn't make me feel at ease from the very beginning. His answers through the Airbnb chat were very dry and, being a host myself, I felt like he's doing this hosting activity with a bit of frustration and weariness. Definitely he was not in his best mood when we met. He even didn't greet my parents who were next to me. Smiling is not his forte either. Unfortunately, we were not lucky to get to know Doret, so my feedback is only related to Izel. --- Also, I asked Izel if it was possible to have a look at his recommendations about places to visit and dining favorites before the start of our stay, simply because I wanted to plan our days as much a possible (Sufi ceremony is only on Sunday, public pavilions on the Bosphorus are closed on Monday, Bazar is closed on Sunday, Topkapı Palace is closed on Tuesday, etc). I felt like he was secretive about his recommendation and a bit reticent about sharing them with me a few days before our arrival. Why on earth? Not that I needed them either, since I had been in Istanbul before and have my guidebooks. But all the previous guests raved about his tips, and for a good reason I must say: it's an extensive series of sheets, really well done, that definitely need time to be read. It's useful to have them before, not during one's trip. --- LOCATION: The apartment is located very close to Galata tower, but I can't say the same for the vicinity to any public transportation stop. Wether is Tünel funicular or Tophane tram stop, one always need to walk around 500 meters. --- Wouldn't recommend and would never stay again.