The place was very easy to get to from the airport shuttle bus station of Kadıköy in few minutes by an Istanbul bus. The apartment was clean and comfortable. Murat was very helpful and very polite. He provided us with directions for places to go to for shopping. He was always ready to help and fast in responding to my messages. The building is in a peaceful residential area but there is a couple of small markets within few minutes walk, some small shops and a home cooking restaurant. The main street was about a 5 minute walk where there are few supermarkets, restaurants, cafes, bus stops ..etc. We particularly liked Börek Chef. Besides their tasty börek you should try their Baklava with chocolate and ice cream. The Söğütlüçeşme Metrobüs and Marmaray stations are about a 10 minute walk from Murat's place. From there and in few stops you can go almost to all places in beautiful Istanbul. I'm grateful to Murat and will surely come back.