Heirloom Istanbul is a Historical Apartment Building with 6 rental units (three 1 bedroom and 3 studios). The building is located 500mt. from Taksim Square, 700 mt. from Istanbul Modern Museum and tram station which can take you to Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque, Archeology Museum in 5 minutes, or you can walk to these attractions in 30 to 45 minutes . In addition, Commercial Business District is easily accessible from two metro stations.
This 3rd floor apartment accommodates 2 adults (separate bedroom-two single size (90cmx190cm)beds either can be used individually or pushed together) plus 2 Children (on pull out sofa beds (90cmx190cm)). Total of two rooms (Bedroom and Living Room), kitchen, shower and toilet. Refrigerator, a kettle, built in electric stove, washing machine, dishwasher, microwave oven, stainless steel cookware, porcelain cups, plates, silverware and towels for four are provided.
Further details indoors
Restoration of this building incorporated environmentally friendly construction materials and supported sustainable development practices. For example, the Plywood supporting the wood floors, emit no or very low formaldehyde into the air. Other materials include Rockwool insulation, glass tiles, Volatile Organic Compounds-free paint and wood stains. The furniture and cabinetry were made from solid wood from local sustainable sources. No MDF or OSB was used in this building. All William Morris designed wallpaper used in the building was printed on formaldehyde-free paper from managed sustainable European Forests. The printing was done with water-based inks and coatings and do not contain lead or any other heavy metals. The wallpaper is installed with wheat paste/cellulose paste. All the furniture in the building was designed to represent the arts and crafts movement using solid wood. The water heating and heating and air-conditioning system is controlled by a energy efficient central system, which is located outside the building. The building and the units are equipped with fire alarm and automatic fire sprinkler system. Additionally, building features were added to the building for earthquake retrofitting. The rooms are equipped with audio-video system to communicate with the main entry door. Please note that no shoes are allowed in the building. To preserve this 110 year old building's original staircase and the wood floors in the rooms we kindly request the guest to take their shoes off at the entry (either carry them to your room or place them in your unit's shoe cupboard which is provided at the main entry). This building is strictly NON-SMOKING. We regret that we cannot accommodate pets.
Further details outdoors
The rooms are equipped with fire sprinkler system, an audio-video system to communicate with the main entry door. Additional features were added during renovation for earthquake retrofitting.
Please note that no shoes are allowed in the building. To preserve this 110 year old building's original staircase and the wood floors in the rooms we kindly request the guest to take their shoes off at the entry (either carry them to your room or place them in your unit's shoe cupboard which is provided at the main entry). This building is strictly NON-SMOKING. We regret that we can not accommodate pets.
There is a market and cafe located on the bottom floor of the building. Siphon, pour over or traditional expresso coffee, pastries, salads, ciabatta panini sandwiches are available in the cafe from 8:00am till 8:00pm.
As a part of our social responsibility project we carry shawls, olive wood ware, and extra virgin olive oil made in the villages of Aegean Coast of Turkey using traditional methods.