We had a perfect stay at Safa's place. For us, perfect means not just staying in a clean, quiet, comfy place with friendly and helpful hosts, but also being very close to locally run, intimate, small and not-so-small shops and eateries. We arrived very hungry late at night. It was great that next to Safa's building is a clean, cozy resto/canteen that served generous portions of hot, yummy kebab. After that, we needed some winter gloves and bonnets. In just a few steps, we found a store for those items. A few more steps is already the popular Taksim area and Istiklal street. Getting a cab is also easy from Safa's place. A Havabus stop is just 3 minutes walk. Havabus is a one-hour, 15 Turkish Lira from Sabiha Gokcen Int'l Airport to Taksim Area. Very convenient!