Great place and very friendly and helpful hosts.
As for the place, it matched the photo expectations fully, had all amenities we could require and was fitted perfectly being 2 mins away from Istiklal and 5 mins away from Taksim. In spite of what we were warned of, it wasn’t any notably loud at night and in contrast to our expectations it wasn’t cold inside at all, a great warm living room with, we suspect, a heated floor.
As for the hosts, they were very responsive and we had a lovely chat. Much guidance and help was provided with regards to anything from airport transfer and check in/out flexibility to city navigation and sightseeing. What we enjoyed the most was the hand-made guide provided with unique hand-picked place recommendations, we had breakfasts in cafés listed there every morning and took the greatest pleasure doing so.
Would absolutely recommend to my friends.