Our family stayed in Ayhan's apartment for 6 weeks during April/May 2022.
Positives:
* Ayhan is very friendly and welcoming; communication was prompt and efficient.
* The location of the property is perfect; we could easily walk to Central Park, museums, grocery stores, restaurants, retail shops, subway stations and bus stops.
* Value; properties in this area are few and far between, and we felt relieved to secure this property at the price point offered.
Negatives:
* While the apartment can be seen as "charming", we feel that it is in need of a general update/revamp since various items clearly are in need of repairs (floor boards, door closing mechanisms, etc.).
* Our privacy felt a little violated; although some of this may only have been of a temporary nature, we were not made aware of it before we arrived, e.g. construction maintenance work was going on around our apartment during our entire stay: not only was the noise during the day rather bothersome, but workmen were often busy a few metres away from our bedroom window... A retail hair dresser permanently operates from the floor below our apartment; for this reason the main door leading to the street was often left open (for customers?), so we were regularly having to go down to lock it up.
Despite these negatives, we were overall satisfied with our stay at Ayhan's apartment and can freely recommend it to other travellers.