This was my worst stay in my whole Turkey trip. Everything was awful about Hale's place.
I booked Hale's place based on good reviews from other guests. I was so disappointed after I went there. Don't believe the reviews. All false.
First of all, the location address given in the booking is completely wrong. Hale gave some excuse about Airbnb not allowing her to change the address. But she did not send me the correct address over messages either. I had to ask random people along the way for the correct address and find my way there.
Secondly, the location itself was awful. It was EXTREMELY far from the ferry station. You have to walk at least 5-6 km (35 minutes) carrying your bags. If you want to take a motorcycle taxi, you have to shell out 150-200 lira each way. Hale said her place is 20 minutes by walk. Bullshit. It is 35 minutes of walking, carrying our heavy bags.
The room itself was equally bad. First of all, none of the rooms have WiFi access. We had absolutely no internet access in our rooms. I had several emails to attend to and I needed to make a flight booking. The lack of WiFi in the room meant I had to sit in a public place to do my work. Her WiFi is available only in her garden area, which she kept locked for most of the morning. I couldn't even sit in the one place that has WiFi.
The room was freezing cold. It was like sleeping in a refrigerator. The bed was extremely cold and uncomfortable. We were given only 1 blanket. I asked Hale to switch on the heating but she did not do that. I couldn't sleep the whole night because of how cold the room was. My mother has breathing issues which got worse from the cold.
There is no access to the washing machine either. She keeps the room locked at all times and you have to constantly ask her permission to access the laundry room. You can use the machine only if she is washing her clothes and she allows you to add her clothes with her laundry.
The kitchen was filthy and nothing was cleaned. I did not want to use any of the cups and cutlery because of how dirty everything was.
As a host, Hale was a very unresponsive host. She would not reply to my messages promptly. When I tried knocking on her door in the morning to ask for how to check out, she was not available. When I asked her to turn on the heating, she did not do it. Communicating with her was a nightmare. She was rude, cold, and unresponsive.
There are also no eateries in the area. There is one very expensive cafe next to her place but for everything else you have to walk a minimum 1km.
I would suggest you skip this place if you're coming here. There are much better homestays available where amenities and the hosts are much better. Stay at your own risk.