Rasim organized the picking up from the airport. He's very kind host, and his brother and father, too. He offered a welcome Turkish tea, when I arrived.
The room is confortable with a nice balcony view on the near park where you can sit on sunny days - on Sunday, a lot of families have relax and barbecue there, or have a walk by the Golden Horn waterfront. You can relax with çay or coffee at Rasim coffee shop. Wi-fi connection works perfectly.
The hotel is located just few steps to the bus stop. Very simple to reach the touristic and central area of Istanbul.
The neighborhood is calm, life goes relaxed, and quiet. You feel completely safe and relaxed. There're vintage shops and coffee shops, local cozy restaurants, backeries, mini markes. People are friendly, expecially the kids playing football in the street. I recommend Rasim's residence in Balat.