2 sisters, their husbands, each pair with their own bedroom,shared the main floor with a full bathroom, and a lovely kitchen and spacious living room with a big table. Their 3 teen boys used the loft (2 shared a bed, one used a comfy couch). Their room had even more spectacular views and their own half bath. It all made for a perfect almost 2 week Istanbul holiday. We arrived later than we thought, after midnight, but our host Ugurcan was there to meet us, get us acclimated, and send out for a good hot meal and even beer. He had the doorman there, too, to get our suitcases up the 4+ flights of stairs. The stairs were fine for us, even though there were actually more as the street is also a street of stairs. we all felt healthy. the location is perfect,,, easy to walk up to Taksim for all it has to offer, including the famous Istiklal caddesi and the metro, or down to the water to catch a tram that crosses the Golden Horn to Aya Sofya and the Covered Bazaar,or to two ferry docks where, as we often did, one finds ferries across the Bosphorus, up it, or up the Golden horn. Besides being centrally located, Cihangir is a destination of its own,,, cafes, night life, good restaurants, barbers, grocers (we did some cooking) antique stores and even a historic yet luxurious Turkish Bath (Tarihi Galatasaray Hamami). Istanbul has recurring power. water or other issues, but Ugurcan was on call to manage the few that we experienced We were very grateful and soooo happy.