With a simple “cheap” place like this, the 3 main things people care about are location, a decent bed, and a working bathroom.
Location was great: the U-Bahn and S-Bahn are literally across the road. And it’s a 25 minute walk to the centre down any number of long streets.
The bed unfortunately was awful and the main drawback. The mattress is collapsed in multiple places which puts your back in poor positions. I’m relatively young and mobile and I was having back pains throughout the trip. If Raphael could replace this, it would make a massive improvement to the overall experience.
The bathroom and shower were in full working order. Although the shower head holder was broken so you have to hold it up; minor point but something worth considering.
Also it’s not the cleanest place; there’s stains and marks that are noticeable from neglected cleaning. However it’s clean enough for the relative price of the place.
Finally, it seems a decent portion of the apartment building is rented out to visitors. Although Raphael has stipulated for people to be quiet after 10pm, I found a lot of people forget this rule and therefore disturb your sleep. Not a criticism of the listing but again something worth considering.