What a beautiful and stylish studio flat! In a very chilled part of East Berlin, right on the edge of 'trendy' Prenzlauer Berg, and with quick transport links to the lively Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg too. Its also literally on the doorstep of a lovely green park space which was a great perk in the sunshine. Myself and my partner Dom had an amazing long weekend in Berlin and we both want to thank Etienne for his hospitality and allowing us to stay in his property - we are very grateful.
Our host Etienne was very warm and welcoming; he met us on arrival, and spent time with us to explain the local area and answer any questions we had.
In terms of the flat; its a small top floor studio flat with modern minimalist decor and exposed brick work just like the pictures. Its light and airy (skylights!), has a fridge, sink, storage area and a nice clean bathroom. Only thing to note - just like in the description it is on the top floor of an old building with no lift so do make sure that you make yourself aware of that as its not exaggeration! I think its a perfect place to stay for a couple.
There is also a tram line right outside on your doorstep which runs frequently (all night 24hrs on weekends), and an S Bahn train station 10 mins walk away. Etienne also kindly offers 2 bikes for 5 euros each a day (bargain!)- but as it was a hot weekend when we arrived and we are not keen cyclists we ran and walked around the city (as well as took advantage of the trams and ubahn system at night :) )
Thank you for having us, I would highly recommend staying here, and visiting Berlin!
Laura and Dom xxx