We stayed here in the middle of March, and first I can say the place is realy warm and comfortable for short stay. The location is perfect, few minutes to Galata, Istiklal, metro and tram station. Note, if you plan to stay here long time is that the appartment is on the 1st floor and few steps to the cafe with many visitors, so keep in mind it cause the poor privacy and often noise. Also, the building is not new one, so sometimes there were troubles with hot water, but I think this problem is well known in the whole Istanbul city. However, it is definitely good value for it's cost, clean and good located place. Samer is a good host, and if you have some questions you can also ask Arada cafe staff for helping.