We stayed in this flat for three weeks so it’s kinda an overview of a long term stay, therefor some points may be not that important for people who stay for shorter periods of time.
Overall: great price for value, secure building, host was responding very fast, great view since it’s the last floor of the building. There are also some minor disadvantages but I believe they’re majorily covered by lower price, so despite listing some of them below I still think price for value is great and fair. Unfortunately we had to leave 2 days earlier due to my flight date changed by airline.
Now to details :)
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Compact but comfy flat in a new and secure building
Looks exactly like on pictures
Washing machine, dish washer and vacuum cleaner available
Hot water runs instantly which is a pretty rare case for Istanbul
Stable WiFi, table is available which is very important currently due to remote work during pandemic
Good central heating so flat was very warm
Separate room for trash next to elevator so you just carry your trash for 5 meters and don’t need to go outside
Food delivery from Yemeksepeti was very fast, there are quite many cafes and shops nearby in 5-15 min walking distance
Location is pretty central
Some amenities are greatly available such as glasses, plates, cooking pans, salt/sugar/oil/coffee, dish washing liquid, liquid for dish washer and washing machine, many stuff for cleaning everything to keep the flat clean and fresh during long stay
- (some of them may be crucial only for long stays, and some are not related to flat itself so there’s nothing that host can fix really however may be important to other guests):
Neighborhood itself is kinda old, hills everywhere and hard to find a safe parking. There is an underground parking in the building but it’s only available for residents. However we managed to find a pretty safe parking spot a bit up the hill and were even able to see and watch our car from flat :)
It’s pretty loud outside, especially in the afternoon. In addition to expected prayers calls, there are also street sellers who use loud speakers to notify whole neighborhood about selling potatoes or eggs :) it’s funny and authentic overall but in case you need to work remotely and connect to work calls these guys might give some discomfort, be sure to use noise cancellation microphone for work calls in the afternoon
In terms of driving, neighborhood is busy, streets are narrow and exposed to traffic at 5-8pm. So despite looking central, it make take quite a lot of time to drive somewhere at rush hour
Some amenities (fridge and washing machine) are quite old and therefore pretty loud
Some amenities are quite cheap and may get broken. Unfortunately kettle just stopped working on 4-5 day of our stay and we bought a new one which we took with us when checking out. Knife was very small and thin, was bending a lot while cutting something hard like carrot or potato, so we had to buy a normal big knife. Cut desk is not a kitchen cut desk but a part of desk used for floor. Floor desks are not supposed to be exposed to water, they get wavy and cracked.
Would be nice to have some more daily used stuff - only three forks (two of which are small), no spatula, no spices, only one rollon of toilet paper was given for three weeks, no paper towels or napkins for use during eating.
Again, many of these points are connected to neighborhood itself, none of them were crucial and they’re all balanced by advantages that this flat provides. And again, great price for value.
Big thanks to host for promt replies and support!