My husband and me were in Istanbul on September and we choose the Jia's place because is very well located just 2 streets from the Galata Tower, is safe; you can find a lot of places to eat, shops to poke around and the best, the view of the Bosphorus in the rooftop is amazing. Besides, if you love the dogs you can meet Cooper, her calm and nice chow chow. Jia is a great host and she helped us to coordinate with a taxi when we had to go at the airport. We've been very confortable is her house.