Nice Apartment in Central Istanbul

We had been anxious about our trip to Istanbul for half a year, also due to the apparently cozy appartment and terrace, at least according to the pictures and descriptions. On site, we were rather disgusted than disappointed, since what we found in the basement flat next to a through narrow street was the following: a strong smell to MILDEW, cobwebs, lots of dust on the cupboards and lamps, a molded shower curtain, a bung for the shower almost impossible to adjust for a shower, light bulbs without lamp shades, a floor lamp with a broken lamp shade, towels with big holes and a strong smell to VOMIT, one room without a window/no ventilation, molded ventilation in the bathroom, a stained couch, one double bed without any blanket, no furniture on the terrace at the beginning, then a few stained, humid and smelly couches, a lid without a pot (no possibility of cooking on our own, in case we would have wanted to in this surrounding). Fortunately the weather was great and we were all over Istanbul other than in this dump. Auf unsere Istanbul-Reise hatten wir vier Freundinnen uns schon 6 Monate gefreut, insbesondere auch auf die Wohnung, die auf den Fotos, inklusive der Dachterrasse, einen sehr einladenden Eindruck machte. The apartment turned out on site in the basement with two narrow windows on a busy street as a "dwelling" with the following characteristics: MILDEW ODOR, cobwebs, lots of dust on shelves and lamps, moldy shower curtain, very difficult umstellbarem shower plugs, light bulbs without lampshades a floor lamp with a broken lamp shade, towels with holes and smell of vomit, no ventilation / room without windows, moldy air conditioning in the bathroom, spotty sofa, a double bed entirely without bedspread, initially missing patio furniture, after that musty, damp and stained patio furniture, a cover without pot (self-sufficiency is not possible). Luckily the weather was great and we were everywhere in Istanbul, just not in the dwelling.

The place was great! It's Situated in a great, interesting, central neighbourhood. Ipek was very kind and it was easy to get in touch with! We will definitely come back soon! We first had the small apartment for 5 people, but could change into a bigger one after 2 days. The small apartment was perfect and clean, but for us 5 a bit too small. It was very kind of Ipek to find us a bigger apartment and if the guests that stayed there before us hadn't been such messies, that one would have been perfect as well. The cleaning lady did her very best though!!! Those people shouldn't be allowed to stay at wimdu apartments! Thanks Ipek, we had a lovely stay!

The host was very kind, and service oriented. The appartment was disappointing. The place on the second floor was OK, we got the cellar. The livingroom(?) smelled like sewerage. The building is situated ok. W.Wijlhuizen

The short trip was fantastic, well the apartment and the location quite central. Istanbul is really great value and definitely worth a trip. The Turks are very, very nice and very helpful as well, so everything SUPER!

Our experience was great, easy location, accommodation as described, clean, counsel for the next.

The location is great. The apartment is very run down.

It was a good apartment 5min walk from Istiklal shopping street and less than 10 min to taksim for public transport. There was a nadaal to the apartment and that was that there was a mosque at 50m. You were so awakened every morning at 6 hours, but we have not had a problem with it for a weekend.

The stay deserves even 10 stars!!! We had a great time in Istanbul, this city is just astonishing! It was quite easy to get back to the apartment because it is very well situated, very close to Taksim / İstiklal Caddesi which are by the way SO crazy! The neighbourhood is very nice as well! We would definitely stay in one of Ipek's apartments next time we travel to Istanbul. Just a tip : ask Euro Plaza when you take a taxi to get to the apt. Aynali Cesme is adjacent! We were 4, when we didn't walk, taxi was a good and cheap way to travel eventually!

Nice and clean apartment, helpful host with good command of English.

The apartment on the 3rd floor of the 8 House Residence is centrally located about 10 minutes from Taksim Square. You can catch all the major metro and bus lines. When we arrived in the evening, we were overwhelmed by the beautiful view of the large mosques that are located in the district Sultanamet. Very nice we found the opportunity to use the roof terrace and to relax after a long day there. However, the terrace (upholstery dirty and uninviting by sapling totally dried up) was not maintained at the time of our visit. It definitely missing a person who lovingly cares for the object. The apartment is well laid out and nicely furnished, asking everything you need for a few days. The bathroom left a lot to be desired. The drain of the shower was clogged, so the water took several hours to drain away. We had to draw the water over a small hump, to let it flow out through the second drain below the sink, which was laboriously ziemllich! Had we not done so, we would have been forced to go to the toilet "wadding" that was located near the shower. The toilet was in the shower only separated by a curtain from the shower. This curtain was not clean but at the bottom front of black mold! A regular maintenance of the bath (and shower curtain drain) would make the otherwise simple bathroom very useful.Unfortunately, the young man spoke at the reception (when he was there, which was extremely rare) very little English, so our efforts to portray him our wishes went into the sand. We had asked for an extra bed: the folding bed, which was made available to us was miserable, so one of us had to sleep on the hard couch. An extra bed sheets was not going to get because you did not understand us! Last should learn that a mosque located in the immediate vicinity of the houses, which means that you will be woken around 5 clock in the morning from Muezin potential prospects. To the road is a thoroughfare for taxis, which means a certain noise level. Luckily we had with Ohrstöpssel, so we were still able to sleep. We have taken this Unannehmlicheiten with humor, but would not necessarily recommend the apartment and the location. There are certainly better options for the price! Françoise PERÉE and Susannne Grell