Istanberry - Sunshine Flats

Exceptional
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : I have been there for 8 night with my parents. The location was great. The apartment was so clean and the reception guy called "Onur" and also the manager were so kind to us. As I have travelled with my parents and we had booked a Sunshine flat which was on 3rd floor and my parents were not able to take stairs, the manager has offered us another apartment which was so comfortable and let us enjoyed our stay there.

Very Good
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Property doesn’t have elevator and climbing stairs Is very hard because there is no air condition in staircase area.

Excellent
Traveller Type: with friends
  : Perfectly clean, very nice and helpfull staff and managment. Very secure, nice terrace, close access to istiklal street and taksim sq, very close to grossary store and many restaurants and caffe
  : Steps

Pleasant
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : No elevator

Good
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : The breakfast var noget good because it was a very small portion each person got which meant we had to eat a lot of bread to get a filling meal. The food was also boring and not fresh e.g. the cucumbers and tomatoes on the plate was wrinkled and old. The coffee and tea tasted was very thin and didn't have any taste even when you added some sugar. It also took a long time before one had any breakfast like 15-30 minutes each time which was amazing since most of the things we were things which didnt need to be heated or boiled. The staff was very slow and never came by themselves and asked if we wanted more bread or butter everything had to be asked for.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Nima was the person who helped us throughout our stay. He was gentle, and guided us with the information. Apartment was neat & cozy. Enjoyed the stay.
  : View from the room balcony was not accessible.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: family with young children
  : Good value for the money. Great terrace with an impressive view, in summer would be amazing place for dinner!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Really great place to stay at. The price is quite reasonable. The apartment was very comfortable and clean. Extremely polite and helpful people working at the reception. Both the owner and his workers are there when needed and help you out with anything you need. Any questions before the trip via e-mail were answered swiftly. There's really barely anything I could complain about. Staying in this Aparthotel was like living in İstanbul like the people of this beautiful city do: in an actual apartment within a regular neighbourhood instead of some closed up resort like a tourist, while still having the comforts and privacy of a hotel room. The apartment itself is very safe. Even though there's no safe inside, the door is heavy (can't imagine anybody being able to break in) and has an alarm-system that you control yourself. So I never had a reason to be worried about valuables/money left in the room while I was out.There's a shop as well as a bakery right next door and İstklal Street as well as Taksim are in walking distance (roughly a half to one kilometre, if I remember correctly). The next bus station isn't far, either. The location was perfect for us: right in the middle of the city. Unfortunately, since the Atatürk-Airport has been closed down a few months ago, both the new İstanbul-Airport as well as Sabiha Gökçen are far away from Beyoğlu. However, there's a very cheap bus-shuttle in Taksim (18 Lira per person, so less than 3€) that takes you from and to both airports and the Hotel will call a cab to pick you up directly in front of the door to get you there (leave a proper tip, though, since driving such a small distance isn't very profitable for cab drivers in İstanbul!)
  : The only thing that I could criticize is the area surrounding the hotel. It's not easy to find the hotel and taxis often have a hard time finding the place. It sort of feels like a maze sometimes (just like pretty much all of İstanbul). Walking to and from the hotel is definitely a challenge for anyone who can't walk much because of health-related issues since the streets are relatively steep. However, these points rather relate to İstanbul in general than the hotel itself. I'd definitely recommend using google maps or the like. It's very likely to get lost without it for first-time visitors, especially at night. I myself didn't have too much trouble in this regard.Speaking of which, the neighbourhood (just as it's the case in pretty much the entire city) might seem a little sketchy especially after dark. It's definitely not well lit nor very public. I myself had no issues whatsoever, but it might be different for anyone who's not a tall male (though my girlfriend also never had a problem). Then again, that also meant that it was nice and quiet at night (no loud music or any other noise pollution, especially no loud traffic-noises!). There's, of course, always the alternative to walking: taking a taxi so as to avoid getting lost on the way or feeling unsafe after dark.But as I said, these are issues that relate to the city itself rather than the hotel, which I can definitely recommend and will likely book again the next time I visit İstanbul.

Wonderful
Traveller Type: young couple
  : Flat was cozy and clean, with nice terrace and everything you may need. Host was very nice and helpful, provided a free service of baggage storing and helped us with ordering a taxi to airport. Definitely recommend!
  : Next time I wouldn't take an included breakfast, it's not worthy of its price and the cafe located pretty far from the accomodation. But there's a nice bakery on the 1st floor!

Wonderful
Traveller Type: review category business travellers
  : Very nice was everything. If you want to try and fell real life Istanbul’s people, choose it. The staff was admirable, gave us a map and explain the where it’s the best place to visit. Also helped us every time quickly.
  : Two times the neighbors was noisy.