I pride myself in giving honest and giving good feedback for Airbnb and overlooking things that are not ideal while being kind to the hosts.
Lets cover the good points first. I like to be positive to begin with.
1. Great location, 1 min walk to Blue Mosque and Ayasofya.
2. Close to many restaurants and shops.
3. Two nice parks are located either end of the street.
4. Hotel has shared Washing machine and Kitchen.
5. Very easy and helpful communication with the host Selim.
Now to the not so good parts of our stay.
1. Uncomfortable beds that only had a base sheet on it and a scratchy uncomfotable blanket that didn't even cover my wife and I. We used our own travel blanket the first few nights then when i requested an additional top sheet i was told...NO... that foreigners don't even use them. I had to push the issue and write to the host (owner of the hotel) to get a simple thing done.
2. The lady who manages the hotel and lives on site has issues. We were constantly watched, she would start cleaning up after us before we were even finished cooking or using the kitchen, my kids were constantly being told off for being too noisy (it was 9am in the morning) while she herself would shout throughout the day and into the evening on the phone etc. We even witnessed her boss and her have a huge argument in front of me in the kitchen (i felt so embarrassed i had to leave).Just super unprofessional and always moody and sour faced. It made us feel unwelcome and not wanting to use any of the facilities.
Perhaps this hotel is better suited for travelers without children or travellers who dont require much (kitchen or washing, or spartan beds) but if you do i would think twice about booking this particular hotel. I feel bad having to give this review as Selim is a nice guy but this was our experience and it did not help to make our Istanbul trip a good one. In fact it caused quite a bit of stress.