Entire private flat #5 in city center Fatih, Balat

Entire rental unit in Fatih, Turkey

  1. 2 guests
  2. 1 bedroom
  3. 1 bed
  4. 1 bathroom
Rated 4.75 out of 5 stars.75 reviews
Hosted by Tuğba & Aytaç
  1. 8 years hosting

Listing highlights

Self check-in

Check yourself in with the lockbox.

Dedicated workspace

A common area with wifi that’s well suited for working.

Great Host communication

Recent guests loved Tuğba & Aytaç’s communication.
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Private 1+1 flat in Balat-the colorful fragment of Istanbul(10 minute bus ride to Taksim and Eminonu)comforts your Istanbul exploring with bathroom, kitchen, living room and bedroom . Explore Istanbul from a certainly the richest in history, the most fascinating and characteristic district, where included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Almost all public transportation possibilities just in 4 minutes walking distance and 10-15 minutes by bus from your flat.

The space
What’s around?
Landmarks:
*We are in Istanbul city center*
-Spice Bazaar: 38 min walk, 7 min by bus
-Galata Bridge: 39 min walk, 8 min by bus
-Galata Tower: 41 min walk, 10 min by bus
-Grand Bazaar: 43 min walk, 7 min by bus
-Chora Church: 8 min walk
-Eyup Sultan Mosque: 30 min walk, 5 min by bus
-Suleymaniye Mosque: 36 min walk, 7 min by bus
-Taksim square: 50 min walk, 15 min by bus
-Eminonu Square: 38 min walk, 7 min by bus
-Fatih Mosque: 23 min walk, 5 min by bus
-Constantinople Walls: 28 min walk

Food & Beverage:
Enjoy shopping fresh vegetables, fruits, fish and meats around home in 1-2 minutes. A nice kitchen with all needed facilities will be available for your delicious meal plan. You can even visit district bazaar on Tuesdays in 2 minutes distance from home to buy different sort of local foods.
Supermarkets:
A101 -> 100m
BIM -> 150m
SOK -> 150m

The district is located within the old city walls in the historical peninsula, to the west of Eminönü, and overlook the Golden Horn. In these area different communities and religions have converged and mingled in the course of time, bestowing us up to the present day with an extraordinary wealth of architecture, religious monuments, colours and gastronomic delicacies.
Within walking distance there are hidden Greek churches, the Armenian church of the 17th century, the Synagogue of Ahrid and several mosques. Within 10 minutes walking distance you reach to the Echumenical Patriarchate, 5 minutes to Bulgarian church and 15 minutes to Chora Church, which has gorgeous mosaics and fresco-laden. Balat is surrounded by plenty of beautiful cafes and restaurants. You can see around local people, travellers, tourists, hipsters, mods all together, who choose to be integrated to the living old spirit of Istanbul in this area. You can spend your time at one of salesrooms and buy antiques with local way of sales.

You can reach by 4 minutes walk to bus station direction to Eminönü and Taksim you can also take tram to Sultanahmet, Levent etc. You can also take ferry to asian side. Public transportation is very easy reachable due to Balat's central location.
I also live in same builduing in my own flat. Feel free to contact me for your questions and needs.

The alternative local advices are as follows, which are so close to home:
*Malta Çarşı - experience the authentic flavours of Turkish cuisine
*Zeyrek Mosque - after Hagia Sophia the second largest building of the Byzantine
The area of Zeyrek, with its Ottoman wooden houses 200 years old, is one of the most picturesque ones of the whole Istanbul.
*Fethiye Camii - one of the most famous Byzantine churches of Istanbul, the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, presently it is half mosque and half museum
*Church of St. Mary of the Mongols - also known as the Red Church
*Panagia Vlaherna Meryem Ana Church - known with healing water inside

Guest access
Private 1+1 flat belongs to you during your Istanbul trip and fully equipped including wifi and its own adjustable heating system. You can find basically inside of the flat,

- Air-Conditioner
- Washing machine
- Full kitchen utensils
- Coffee machine
- TV
- WiFi
- Private livingroom, bedroom & bathroom
- Bed clothes
- Towels
- Shampoo, shower gel & soap
***We offer free weekly cleaning for long-term stays.***

For your additional requirements the markets on the doorstep.
••We provide “Authorized Airport Transfer Service” to our guests. Please feel free to contact us for the details.••

Other things to note
••••We are a registered and authorized home concept guest house to provide you a safe and comfortable accommodation.••••

- Daily requirements of our guests are in their responsibility. Apartments are not serviced apartments.
- In case of availability, early check-in starts from 9:00am and the fee is 15€. Please ask the availability.
- Inviting non-registered people to the apartment is legally not allowed.
- Cooperation for the free cleaning (every 14 days) is mandatory for our long-term guests, who are staying more than 3 weeks.

Registration Details
34-1439

Where you'll sleep

What this place offers

Kitchen
Wifi
Dedicated workspace
Free on-street parking
TV

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Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for cleanliness

Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for accuracy

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in

Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Fatih, İstanbul, Turkey
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Neighbourhood highlights

Balat-Fener-Ayvansaray area is named as golden horn of Istanbul. From Balat the sea view looks like a horn and due to town’s beauty horn word combined with golden. This area is old city center of Byzantine. You will discover all around sights, inherited from Byzantium.

••For more tips check our instagram profile “eleleboutiqueaparts”.••

You can feel the local life of Istanbul in Balat and explore Istanbul from its heart. Due to Balat’s central location you can reach each part of Istanbul easily. We will provide you a digital map of all main, local and nearby sights.

Meet your host

Host
710 reviews
4.71 out of 5 average rating
8 years of hosting
Where I went to school: Germany
Speaks English, German and Turkish
We live in Balat in the next builduing. We offer tea and coffee at our kitchen cafe for our guests, feel free to pass by. Sharing the flats with guests all around the world is a pleasure for us. As a history lover to live in Balat and to feel the living old multicultural spirit of the area was a dream for us. Now we live here and look forward to share this feeling with our guests.
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Things to know

House rules

Check-in after 14:00
Checkout before 11:00
2 guests maximum

Safety & property

Exterior security cameras on property
Carbon monoxide alarm
Smoke alarm

Cancellation policy