My friend Maria and I stayed at Saban's apartment for four days this past November. Since it was offseason in Istanbul, Saban had several apartments available when we arrived and let us take our pick of three, all for the same price as what we had paid on AirBnB. We ended up choosing another apartment closer to the Blue Mosque (a 5 minute walk) that was on the third floor of a building, had two beds, a marble shower, two flat screen TVs and a pleasant Turkish concierge (Saban's friend) who checked up us daily and was available if we had any requests. The neighborhood was quiet, residential and charming and all of the neighbors seemed to know Saban and had a good relationship with him.

The apartment was beautiful, spotless and both the actual bed and pullout sofa bed were more comfortable than my bed at home! The location was a very short walk to the trolleybus and all the major sites you would want to see in Sultanahmet (The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Topkapi Palace). Saban was very responsive by email and phone and allowed us to have a (very) flexible checkout time. He even met us at the trolleybus station when we first arrived and walked us to the apartment.

I would highly recommend any of Saban's apartments. He is a great host and all of his apartments in Sultanahmet are located in really convenient areas. If I go back to Istanbul, I will definitely stay here again!