Casa Di Bava Istanbul

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Great location in a beautiful building in a great area with lots of restaurants around, 5 minutes walk to a couple of small supermarkets and 10 minutes to the tram stop.Bigger than it looked in photos. Bed was really comfortable.
  : We did not meet the hosts as we checked in after reception hours and did not receive check-in details until late in the morning of our arrival. Kitchen facilities were lacking it would have been difficult to cook anything (but lots of restaurants around so no need.) Apartment was at the top of a very steep hill, not a problem for us but people with mobility issues would need to be aware,

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Great location close to all major attractions. You can find many great coffee shops and restaurants within a 5 minute walk. Check in was easy, I was given the codes for the main door and the apartment door prior to arriving and possibly having no phone service. I was in apartment 2 which is ground floor left. Although spacious, it is very noisy day and night, no matter what time of day you'll hear motorbikes and cars, horns being used too, perhaps the apartments higher than ground would be better. A door between the bedroom and kitchen/living area would be beneficial. The mattress was very soft and pillows were far too big. As there were many spare pillows, it'd be good to have a choice of 2 kinds. The WiFi is very slow, the WiFi router for our apartment was in the hallway on the roof of the main entrance to the building, so the stone walls would be slowing it down. Taksim Laundry is only 5 min walk if you need it, I also recommend Grammaj cafe for breakfast nearby.
  : Pillows too big, slow WIFI. But these are minor things that can be easily fixed.

Very Good
Traveller Type:
  : Location right in the city center. Good size of the room and good mattress.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : This was a very comfortable and spacious suite in the middle of the Galata area. It was very easy to walk to Galata port and many excellent cafes and restaurants. The washing machine and dish washer were very useful after long days of traveling around. The balcony was nice to sit on and people watch.
  : It was a little noisy at night as it is right next to a complicated intersection at which cars often have to back up, which occasionally led to honking and yelling. Also, there is a popular bar at the top of the road so while we didn't hear music we heard a lot of yelling late at night, though it didn't disturb our sleep. Also, we received some towels which were not clean and fresh.

Very Good
Traveller Type: Solo Traveler
  : The staff were very pleasant and helpful. The bed was amazingly comfortable I felt safe in the neighbourhood Nice kitchette
  : Wifi kept cutting out

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The view is amazing, the host is very welcoming, clean, airy flat. Loved it.
  : The bedroom in the back faces the street so it was a bit loud. The other bedroom was fine though

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Be Mate Casa Di Bava is a an entire building managed by a Spanish hotel chain. We booked partly due to location (downtown Istanbul in the better part of the downtown) and partly due to my previous experience with Room Mate (parent company of Be Mate). The location is walking distance to the best bars, restaurants and shops of Istanbul, however, tricky to reach by car - it tends to get busy in rush hours and one can spend considerable time in traffic. The hosts did share check-in information in advance, and when we checked in, all the apartments (we booked 2) were ready for us. The flat was clean, well-equipped and featured fully stocked kitchen (incl. dishwasher with tablets and washing machine with some stock of washing pads) as well as fully stocked bathroom (incl. hair dryer). There was daily cleaning and replenishment in the apartment. The hosts were always available for assistance, and we felt absolutely confident that if there was an issue, it would be solved rapidly. All in all, it was a very good experience and we would recommend staying at Be Mate to our friends.
  : The check-in process was a little disturbed due to malfunction of one of the doors - we had to reach out to support via WhatsApp (which worked perfectly btw) and get the access code to the key storage on ground floor to get the physical keys. I suggest that if you stay in apt. 5, you do get the access code for the key storage as soon as you get check-in info. WiFi could have been better - could be function of location of the router - thus, pick this apartment for a holiday stay and not when you have to work remotely. Soundproof isn't ideal - Istanbul is unreasonably noisy, and you do hear it.

Fair
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : If you like cooking by yourself, it is a good place to live. If you expect breakfast, sorry, there isn't. The bedroom is very quiet.
  : Just not my style, I prefer hotel with breakfast. But it is very clean and tidy. The mini kitchen has everything you need.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : A lovely place to stay, in a great location.