firuz!place is on the first and second floors of a 19th century traditional Turkish house. The apartment has two good-sized bedrooms (one double, one twin) with a shower-room on the first floor. A sweet brick staircase leads up to the open-plan living/dining space and spacious balcony above. It's 80 m2 in total and full of character.

The location of firuz!place is excellent and interesting: Cihangir/Cukurcuma are 'happening' areas in Beyoglu, yet still very authentic. A short wander in one direction will bring you to quiet streets of antique shops and in another to Istanbul Modern contemporary art gallery on the Bosphorus. Orhan Pamuk's Museum Of Innocence is currently being made ready right opposite firuz!place and Istiklal is just up the hill.

We haven't renovated the kitchen and bathroom yet and the bedrooms are currently separated by a hallway and arch with curtains for doors. Everything is comfortable, homely (as seen in the pictures) and quite a bargain.