This is a lovely apartment in a central location for exploring Istanbul on foot and by public transport by tram and bus to Karakoy. We absolutely loved the location as well as the views up from the terrace overlooking Galata Bridge and across to Sulaymaniye. The inside is light and airy and very spacious, well organised for a small group of friends or a couple. There is a washing machine and dish washer which is very handy although there is no microwave.
We found a couple of points which are worth pointing out for potential guests. The steps up to the apartment have been mention a couple of times only and we feel this is something that needs to be highlight. The steps are deep and spiralling and a handrail on the safe side is much needed. Thankfully we were only on the second floor but we feel this is an important factor when selecting a place to stay in the absence of elevator. The area is also in the middle of diy traders market who operate from the early hours although we found that generally the noise levels were very high throughout the day and night and that it’s most likely due to the minimal insulation of the building. And there are a lot of large windows! Bring a supply of earplugs as they definitely helped.
The photos are a big ambiguous as they seem to be a mix of few properties we found so might be helpful to display the correct ones for each apartment.
The host was good with day to day communication and we saw the housekeepers a couple of times during our stay. We really appreciated them allowing us to checkout a couple of hours later than stated due to out flight times. Thank you so much for that.