Such a cute apartment and in an awesome neighborhood! It’s right in the middle of a bunch of restaurants and cafes and really close to many bus and ferry lines to get to other parts of Istanbul easily. Özlem and her colleagues were super kind, responsive, and helpful!
One suggestion I have for any future guests would be to let Özlem know in advance if you are sensitive to smoke as there’s a cafe downstairs that people sometimes smoke in and the smell goes right up to your apartment. It wasn’t an issue though, because as soon as I asked about it, Özlem had her colleague help me air out the apartment and then the smoking stopped altogether.
Super amazing hosts and great apartment for a few days in Istanbul-highly recommend!