My stay at Talat's was for the most part bearable although I will never stay there again for the following reasons; 1. Having read the reviews which were mainly about Talat, I looked forward to my 12 day stay at his and when I learned they were a Turkish family, came with a little gift from Istanbul for them but unfortunately met his absence as I gathered from conversations between his wife Nalan, and other guests, he was travelling in France with their son. After a few hours there, I noticed that Nalan was not as friendly with me as she was with the other guests who she spent time chatting with. I did not even get the offer of tea or coffee which over time I realised was an offer she made to all who came. But then, I am black so who knows... One thing was clear, I always made the first move when it came to exchanging pleasantries. 2. I am big on hygiene which was a little lacking during my stay. Once, the open bin in the bathroom shared by all rooms in the flat was filled with waste including used sanitary towels for 48 hours before it was emptied. I had to ask for fresh sheets and towels after one week before they were given to me and for the 12 days I wad there, my room was never cleaned, not once! 3. Their advert on AirBnB indicate a flexible checkout time which informed my decision to stay at theirs as my flight out of London was at 6.30pm thus I reasoned I could depart their home by 3pm. On the evening before my depature, I informed Nalan that I would be checking out by 3pm and to my shock she said she wants me out of the room by 10am as it had already been reserved so she needed to clean the room!!! I reminded her about the advert that says checkout time is flexible to which she responds "it is only flexible when it is not booked..." And mentioned that I was welcome to stay in the living room. I found that rather absurd and told her same as in my opinion it is false advertising not to insert that very important condition. At this point we were both visibly upset. She then promised to check when her guest will check in to see if i could get more more time. I asked her to please check and let me know. She never reverted to me so to avoid any issues or embarrassment, I ensured I was packed up and moved my things out of the room by 10am as requested. When Nalan saw me moving out, she then told me that I could stay in the room until her guest arrived. This information came too little too late so I proceeded to check out. 4. It was clear to me on the morning of my departure that I was the one making...