I actually live in İstanbul, but needed a place for a bigger group (4) than my own place can accommodate. We were three older teenagers and a parent. Whatever your ages, whatever your requirements, if you want one of the best apartments, with one of the best hosts, in one of the top neighbourhoods in the city, you found it, this is the place. I cannot recommend it enough. Everything is within easy reach, from shops to restaurants, grocery stores, fresh fruit and veg, coffee bars, public transport, including the ferry, it’s all just there, literally around the corner. And in Akin, you have a faultless host. Enjoy.