We decided to spend new year's eve in Istanbul and stumbled upon Aylin's posting in the lovely neighborhood of Pera. The appartment is ideally located next to Istiklal street and a taxi station, lots of supermarkets, shopping and restaurants around the block. This was perfect for us because of the bad weather! Aylin was very helpful in answering all our questions, and would be very quick to answer my messages, we exchanged regular messages for a few weeks before we arrived. She even braved the rain and snow to meet us when we arrived at the appartment, and took the time to give us some helpful tips. The appartment in itself is very comfortable, it is exactly how you see it in the pictures with all the amenities, we were glad that the heating was working well! If you are planninh to book this appartment,i advise you also book airpot pick up and drop off, you get a smooth ride from and to the airport for a good rate. We really enjoyed our time in Istanbul and were very happy to meet Aylin, we will surely be in touch again when we visit Istanbul again (this time in summer!)