Lisya was not very responsive. I sent her a few messages in the months before my booking asking her to clarify the address and she didn't get back to me until the day before my booking. She gave good instructions and told us about two Wi-Fi networks. When we got there, the secured Wi-Fi network with the password didn't go through. The other one didn't have a password, but gave us pop up ads when we used a browser on the computer and completely redirected me to ads on my phone browser. We are back in the States and are STILL having this issue on our phones and laptop.

I emailed her twice while staying there to see if she could double check the password so we could get into the secured Wi-Fi. One time she replied and answered my other questions and ignored my question about the password, just saying that we could use the non-password one as its hers also. Another time I ONLY asked about the password and mentioned the ads; she ignored me. I only heard back after our trip was over when she sent a generic message hoping our trip went well.

Basically it seems Lisya is making money off this Wi-Fi network that gives ads. She's terrible at communicating as well.

The flat is decent, is as shown in photos, though about 60% of the view is this abandoned-looking building (it actually added some cool contrast to the Golden Horn view, but I imagine not everyone would love it). There is a cool floor-to-ceiling window in the living room where the windows can pull out and slide to the side like a back door to a house; there is a glass "railing" immediately outside. There are shades that you electronically orient up or down, but you cannot retract them (they are always there as part of your view). The bedroom has a tiny tiny patio you can barely step out onto which was cool, only it had a glass "railing" that went along the end but didn't wrap around the sides (I looked below and every floor has the same thing). The shower drain is completely plugged and would take about 15 minutes to drain after one of us showered, and there are no places to hang your towel except two small cheap plastic stick-on hooks outside the bathroom. If you try to plug the kitchen or bathroom sink to do hand laundry, they drain and don't stay full. The bathroom has this annoying heated mirror (I guess with good intentions - to not fog up when you shower) that made it unbearably hot in there. The roofdeck was nice but only had 180° views. Good location.

Because of the Wi-Fi that gives you ads, how unresponsive Lisya was, and these small annoyances, I would not stay here again. We'd stayed at another Airbnb a few minutes' walk away. Much more spacious, the owner much better at responding, same price, only no roofdeck.