Hikmet is a very charming and welcoming host. There was a mix up when we arrived but he sorted it out and we graciously accepted tea and cake on the lovely terrace while this was all sorted. The view is truly inspiring, and the apartment was basic but sufficient for our needs.
What wasn’t sufficient to our needs however were the army of bed bugs who attacked us on our first night. We looked like two survivors of a chemical attack, covered in bed bug bites and sores. Everything in the apartment upholstered with cloth must be cast into the fires of Mount Doom. We checked out early. Hikmet seems to have taken the issue seriously and has promised us to immediately call in expert exterminators. I don’t know if this has been done, but he did seem genuinely upset and he’s a very nice and kind person so I’d like to believe this will be sorted out for the next guests.