The arrival at Hatice apartment is s little daunting, mainly because of the vacant block next door & the amount of rubbish people continually put there, then the stairs, yes tough, but her housekeeper helped with our luggage, once you arrive at the 5th floor the view knocks you over & the stairs no longer matter. The apartment is all you need in this part of Istanbul, close to the bus & train stops, we even walked into the city area twice across both bridges, hard work but well worth it as you see much more. Hatice little cafe is great, inexpensive tasty food, all in all we had s great 6 days here & would recommend it to all , thanks Hatice