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The transportation of our apartment pages to the new layout has taken longer than we expected. There are couple of reasons behind this. Such as, we have to wait for the apartment to be available for at least one day to take videos and new photos with the new furniture. We are also working to give more detailed information about the flat, such as its location, distance to closest touristic interests and how to get there, more information about the features and amenities and so on. But eventually, our last apartment page available for short stays is up and running with its new layout, more to the eyes and more user-friendly. We are proud to present Tea & Gossip Balcony! (applause) :)))

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Another video of one of our apartments in Istanbul is finally ready. “Tea & Gossip Balcony” is located in Cihangir in the same building with our four other apartments. You may have even more info about the apartment by clicking here. Here below is the video to give you some idea.

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Would you enjoy a complete view of Bosphorus and loads of fresh air? How about enjoying them while having your breakfast or sunbathing and even taking a shower if you start to feel hot? Well, now the terrace of Istanbul Eye offers all these facilities!

Recently, we have noticed that the terrace had a magnificient view but lacking something. It’s quite a wide one and totally in open air. But during the summers, it gets so hot that you can’t enjoy this view long enough. However we have installed some lovely things that will turn this experience to an unforgettable one for you :). There are two new deck chairs where you can sunbathe and a big umbrella when you want to stay in the shadow. In addition to these, we installed a simple shower unit for you to cool down without interrupting your pleasant mood. Certainly we took a video of it, too :) Also visit the Istanbul Eye pages for a more detailed information and other videos.

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It’s a hot summer this year and we are starting to see the effects of the global warming very vividly! The water reserves in the dams in Istanbul have been decreasing dramatically and we are often told to be careful about using our water. It’s also possible to see water cuts from time to time although most of the time they are said to be of common fault.

But wait! Now you don’t have to worry about water cuts in our apartments anymore! :) Because all of our apartments in Istanbul are now equipped with water tanks and you are not going to have to worry about water cuts during your stay. Certainly we still ask you to be careful about using water since it’s a global problem but it’s a good feeling to know that you are supplied with enough water for 1-2 day water cuts.

We have also made a list of “Our Standards of Service in our Vacation Rentals” in case you might want to check.

Tips for Water Efficiency

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This last Tuesday (17th of July), we visited the Galata View for the video shooting! It’s one of the most wonderful apartments in Istanbul that has a magnificient view of the Marmara sea, Bosphorus and Golden Horn. I must admit the weather was extremely hot but we were lucky to open windows to get some fresh Bosphorus air in :)

I had a chance to try out the new tripod I had bought for the video cam, too. And yes, it works really good for me :). Funny but I felt like a pro during the shooting. Anyway, the apartment is quite a big one and I had to take several shots for each room. But when I was working with my video software today, I realized I could hardly crop out some parts and eventually the whole video was almost over 10 minutes! This has too many handicaps. First for viewers: A 3-5 minute video is considered to be more watchable. Then for background music: It’s almost impossible for me to find one 10-minute track for the background and I hate to put 2 different tracks and put over “fade-ins” and “fade-outs” to perform a mix. Just for the info; Background track in the first video is from Loreena McKennitt (Marco Polo) and in the second video is from Shantel (Inel Inel De Aur)

Long story short, I divided the video into two parts, each one introducing different rooms. Below are the youtube embeds for you to watch. Please also visit the apartment’s web pages to see its photos and other pages that might interest you. See Videos

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