Great location about 10 min walk from Taksim Square and there is a grocery store close to the apartment. The uphill walk is hard specially when carrying luggage. a few dark alleys ok the way to the appartement but felt very safe all the time. Had trouble finding a taxi driver that wanted to take me to the appartement because of how close it was to Taksim Square. Finally found one that agreed to take me for 20 liras. I could of walked but had luggage and did not know how to get there the 1st night. Muge was great and tried talking to the taxi drivers for me.