Istanberry - Paradise Flats

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : I like this apartment

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : A nice quiet location but close to mini-marts, restaurants and bus service. Walking distance to Taksim square or down the hill and across to the other side of the river. Two bedrooms; one fully enclosed and the other just annexed off the living area with a wardrobe. Comfy couches in the living area and the bigger bedroom. A lift or stairs to get up to the apartment on the third floor. We were there in winter and the radiator heaters kept us warm and cosy. Everything was clean. The staff member Anis was friendly and helpful, coming back on the first night when we were struggling to open the door to get in. There is a trick with the lock.Apart from the minor maintenance issues, it was a good place to stay.
  : The beds and pillows were quite lumpy. The shower head and toilet both need some maintenance: water shoots out in all directions from the shower, the toilet keeps running after flushing, the toilet seat totally fell off. We put it back together but it is very loose. In the kitchen, it would have been useful to have a smaller saucepan, a toaster, a vegetable peeler and a plug in the sink for more efficient dish washing. One of the yellow chairs was broken, they said they would pick it up to fix it but didn't. We only needed 2 chairs, but if you are 4 people, one will be without a chair.

Poor
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : The apartment is more or less ok.U have what u need for a short stay.Staff is friendly and responsive. breakfast is ok but it could be better if u could choose what u want instead of the collour u are given, since the price is the same for all 3 choices.
  : Location is creepy(as in creepy neighborhood with narrow streets and up/down hills)Wifi is horrible,most of the times not working although a technician came and fixed it it worked for a while and the again not working,parking is really bad if u go by car, breakfast is not at the location,the apartment is for sure not deluxe for my standards and it doesn't have a tereace.It's just a small extension of the floor with a fence(it cannot even be called a balcony).Rooms could do with a new coat of paint as there are scratches,cracks and dirtyness on the walls.Also they could use some parfumes or smelly washing liquids for the floors and the bed sheets as there was an awkward smell when we arived there.Overall ... It wasn't really bad but i was not satistifed with the location.If u don't go by car i guess it is ok.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children