Cosy charm, fabulous terrace views in Galata! – Home 3932838 Apartment
- 3 bedrooms
- 6 sleeps
- min stay varies
Cosy charm, fabulous terrace views in Galata! – Home 3932838
- Apartment
- 3 bedrooms
- sleeps 6
- min stay varies
Key Info
- Child Friendly
- Car not necessary
- Air conditioning
- No pets allowed
Description from manager
Description
Our apartment is on the 1st floor (one flight of stairs) of a grand and elegant 19th Century building very close to Galata Tower. It's characterful, graceful and homely, with stunning views right across the Golden Horn from the shared roof terrace a few floors up.
We also offer a selection of 'experiences' with our local guides, to help you build your own genuine and memorable perspective on the city.
The apartment is on the 1st floor (one flight of stairs) of a grand and elegant 19th century building very near to Galata Tower. The building entrance is on a characterful cobbled street, packed with intriguing boutiques and cafés. A few floors up on the roof-top, a shared terrace has gorgeous views across Golden Horn to the Old City.
It’s about 3 minutes walk to Sishane metro station, less than 5 minutes walk to Tünel funicular and a short downhill walk to connect with the tram for Sultanahmet. Famous Istiklal Avenue is less than 10 minutes walk up the hill.
The apartment opens into a welcoming hall with coat storage and the dining room and kitchen either side. The living room with flat-screen TV and comfy sofa is right next to the dining room, adding up to a versatile area for relaxing. The bay windows in the living room overhang the characterful street below: great for people-watching. There are two double bedrooms, one of which has a stylish en-suite shower room. This same bedroom connects to the third, small bedroom, ideal for a child or close friend. All bedrooms have high quality crisp white linens. The additional family bathroom is spacious with a large shower. The kitchen is contemporary, chic and well-equipped with high-end appliances including dish-washer.
This apartment is 130 m2 in total, with lovely vaulted high ceilings retaining some original frescoes. A few of the walls have been stripped back to brick, which together with Anatolian textiles gives a cosy atmosphere. The bedrooms comfortably accommodate five people.
Guests will have the complete privacy of the entire apartment.
The roof terrace, shared with all apartments in the building, is available for your careful use at any time.
In the same building we also offer 3 other apartments. The two or three apartments booked together are ideal for a large group.
This is a small Turkish-British family project. Julia and Tarkan used to live in Istanbul then Singapore and are now balancing life between England and Istanbul. If we're in Istanbul during your stay we'd love to meet you.
Your questions and booking will be handled by us wherever we are. When you arrive in Istanbul Tarkan’s wonderful family and/or our friendly team will welcome you to your apartment, give you the keys and explain about practicalities and the neighbourhoods.
We’ll all help you as much as you need and we're only a phone call or email away.
Galata has a genuine, very welcoming and diverse community with an intriguing mix of cafes, restaurants, small grocery shops and artistic boutiques. Elegant 19th Century buildings line cobbled streets, with discoveries waiting around every corner. No matter where you wander, you’ll always find your way back to Galata Tower, which has been a well-loved landmark for the last 700 years.
Metro, bus, tram and ferry stops are all only a couple of minutes’ walk away. You can be in Sultanahmet (for the big sights of Ayasofya, Topkapı, Blue Mosque etc.) in about 12 minutes by public transport or 20 minutes on foot. In the other direction, by Metro, you can be in Şişli (for Istanbul’s biggest shopping mall) in 10 minutes or Levent (for Istanbul’s business district) in 15 minutes.
There are many taxi ranks around and some secure car parks too.
Will your stay with us make a difference? We hope so…
By self-catering right in the local community you’ll quickly become part of it, financially supporting small grocery shops and other family businesses. You’ll soon make relationships with these friendly people and develop a genuine understanding of the culture around you. We’re sure you’ll leave with special memories and more developed perspectives as a result of your encounters.
For each confirmed booking we arrange a tree to be planted in Turkey (via TEMA) to offset part of the carbon dioxide emission from the resulting flight. We encourage you to plant more trees: easily arranged during online booking.
We use local maintenance and cleaning services for the apartments and in this way we provide a good income for 2 families who lives nearby.We do everything we can to preserve all the original features and materials in the apartments. Where new materials are needed we source them locally, prioritising products that are designed and/or made in Turkey.
Our apartments are uniquely situated amongst mosques, churches, synagogues, a mevlevi ‘whirling dervish’ hall and other sites of religious significance. We encourage guests to sense the history of religious tolerance and hopefully! to experience somethin
Further details
Will your stay with us make a difference? We hope so…
By self-catering right in the local community you’ll quickly become part of it, financially supporting small grocery shops and other family businesses. You’ll soon make relationships with these friendly people and develop a genuine understanding of the culture around you. We’re sure you’ll leave with special memories and more developed perspectives as a result of your encounters.
For each confirmed booking we arrange a tree to be planted in Turkey (via TEMA) to offset part of the carbon dioxide emission from the resulting flight. We encourage you to plant more trees: easily arranged during online booking.
We use local maintenance and cleaning services for the apartments and in this way we provide a good income for 2 families who lives nearby.
We do everything we can to preserve all the original features and materials in the apartments. Where new materials are needed we source them locally, prioritising products that are designed and/or made in Turkey.
Our apartments are uniquely situated amongst mosques, churches, synagogues, a mevlevi ‘whirling dervish’ hall and other sites of religious significance. We encourage guests to sense the history of religious tolerance and hopefully! to experience something of it themselves during their stay.
Further details indoors
The apartment is on the 1st floor (one flight of stairs) of a grand and elegant 19th century building very near to Galata Tower. The building entrance is on a characterful cobbled street, packed with intriguing boutiques and cafés. A few floors up on the roof-top, a shared terrace has gorgeous views across Golden Horn to the Old City.
It’s about 3 minutes walk to Sishane metro station, less than 5 minutes walk to Tünel funicular and a short downhill walk to connect with the tram for Sultanahmet. Famous Istiklal Avenue is less than 10 minutes walk up the hill.
The apartment opens into a welcoming hall with coat storage and the dining room and kitchen either side. The living room with flat-screen TV and comfy sofa is right next to the dining room, adding up to a versatile area for relaxing. The bay windows in the living room overhang the characterful street below: great for people-watching. There are two double bedrooms, one of which has a stylish en-suite shower room. This same bedroom connects to the third, small bedroom, ideal for a child or close friend. All bedrooms have high quality crisp white linens. The additional family bathroom is spacious with a large shower. The kitchen is contemporary, chic and well-equipped with high-end appliances including dish-washer.
This apartment is 130 m2 in total, with lovely vaulted high ceilings retaining some original frescoes. A few of the walls have been stripped back to brick, which together with Anatolian textiles gives a cosy atmosphere. The bedrooms comfortably accommodate five people.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- No pets allowed
- 2 Cribs
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- 1 Twin bed, 2 Cribs
- 2 Full baths
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioning
- Patio
- Balcony or terrace
- Sea view
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Stove
- Fridge
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- Satellite TV
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Check in time: 15:00, Check out time: 11:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
- This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
- Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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50% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least 4 weeks before check-in.
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No refund if cancelled less than 4 weeks before check-in.
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* The booking fee is stated in the cancellation policy information on the payment page. This fee helps us run our secure platform and enables us to provide 24/7 customer support
About the manager
Offbeat Escapes Limited
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Calendar last updated:
- 04 May 2024
- Years listed:
- 14
- Based in:
- United Kingdom
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English
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Reviews
– based on 65 reviews
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65 reviews
- Excellent
- 59
- Very Good
- 6
- Average
- 0
- Poor
- 0
- Terrible
- 0
“Perfect apartment”
This is the perfect apartment to explore Istanbul. The location could not be better to enjoy the neighborhood it’s in and has easy excess to any public transportation needed to explore the city&… More
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“Superb”
First time in Istanbul and we could not have asked for better accommodations. The owners were amazing arranging transportation to and from the airport (one of the drivers even stopped to grab us water… More
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“Your home in Istanbul”
We loved Julia & Tarkan apartament. The location could not be better. Close to everything you need. 10 meters from the Galata Tower. Very clean, stylish and well equipped apartment with everything… More
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“Full of history beautiful apartment”
We are a family of 6, all of our children are below 13 so it was our first experience to book an apartment not a hotel for accommodation. As a mother of young children at first u was worried the vacat… More
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“Superb....”
All we wished for, if I had my own apartment in Istanbul, this is exactly how I would do it ! Tarzan & Julian have appointed the apartment beautifuly. Being an honorary "Istanbulian" th… More
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Response from the manager Thanks so much 970mel. That's great praise that you felt you found your 'home from home' in Istanbul! Do come back to it again soon.
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“Great Location”
A first time trip to Istanbul and we were lucky enough to find ourselves in 1 Petraki Place. It's a lovely apartment in an old building bang next door to the Galata Tower in Taksim which is clear… More
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Response from the manager Thanks Penny! Glad you enjoyed the view :))
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“*The* perfect location for exploring Istanbul”
We stayed just after Christmas for 5 nights, arriving on Boxing Day evening. Great communications from the owners and a very good reception procedure on our arrival. Our adult offspring checked in ear… More
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“Great place to stay and a fantastic location”
Our first trip to Turkey and having an apartment near Galata Tower was terrific - all organised via email and Istanbul Place were great to deal with. Apartment was clean and warm and had everything we… More
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“Large, clean, comfortable, and well-located”
We stayed at Petraki Place for a week and thoroughly enjoyed it. Just a half-block from the Galata Tower, it is extremely convenient and within easy walking distance of public transportation. Upon arr… More
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“Wonderful Apartment, Excellent Location”
Petraki I is a wonderful apartment. It was very clean, well equipped, and as one visitor described it - swanky. The manager, Shamshod, went out of his way to be helpful and informative. We arrived ea… More
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FAQs
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