Overall, it's a good stay, and I do recommend it. The location is absolutely perfect - it's close enough to MANY restaurants, bars, and shops, but far enough to not get too many tourists outside your front door with all the noise and mess.
it's on the 4th floor which is a bit of an exercise 😅 but if you are young/fit then who cares.
The apartment is fairly clean and we'll organized, beds are comfy, and the bathroom is comfortable too. it's a pleasant stay with a nice balcony to chill in though we didn't really use all of that. The location is just so good and Istanbul has so much to do that we were outside the whole time we were there.
However, my stay wasn't without issues that I think the host should check before people stay in future bookings:
1. no one came to meet us at check-in as the instructions say. when I contacted the host, they gave me a code to open a lockbox for the key. I opened the lockbox and it was empty. the host then sent a locksmith to open the door for us. we waited outside the apartment for 1 hour (from 8 to 9 pm) to enter. luckily it wasn't too bad because there are plenty of bars/restaurants in walking distance.
2. there is only an AC unit in the bedroom. and it wasn't working. the host coordinated with me and sent someone to fix it, but we were without AC for the first 2 nights.