4/10 Poor
Grace Y.
15 April 2025
Disliked: Check-in, communication
Beware
We had two separate stays in this apartment in Istanbul.The first stay was arranged through VRBO. That stay worked out really well.For our second stay, Yuksei, the manager, suggested that we pay him in cash and not use the VRBO reservation system.That was a mistake. We are having a dispute with Yuksei regarding something that happened during the second stay. It was not a VRBO stay, but Yuksei is posting messages on the VRBO website and harassing us.In the living room, there is a previous broken coffee table that was held together by two or more strips of black tape. After our stay, Yuksei removed the strips of tape in order to take a photo. But even without the tape, the photo shows that the laminate on the table was peeling off and the table had problems with it. Since we put some weight on the table and contributed to the problem, we were willing to discuss how we could share in the cost of the table. But we are not responsible for replacing the entire table. Instead of discussing next steps and how we could share in the cost of the table, Yuksei sent us a bill for 70 and posted a number of unkind comments on the VRBO website. Again, this was not a VRBO stay. Yuksei also said "please stop write me," but he continues to ask for money.If you think about renting this apartment from Yuksei, think long and hard.
Grace Y.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025