The immediate surroundings are relatively quiet at first. However, we soon discovered the excellent walkability of the location. Some of the best coffee I've ever had is just about 5 minutes away (The Barn Roastery), as well as an excellent local breakfast joint called Meierei, and the Senefelder Platz U-Bahn station. It's easy to walk to Mitte and Mulackstrasse. The lack of specific nearby recommendations from our host took me by surprise, considering the insane amount of options in Berlin, but our trip was covered by our own research. The apartment itself is quite nice; It's very clean, fresh, and well-designed. My main gripes would be about the amount of stairs required to get there, as well as the fact that their sofa bed is not actually the most comfortable we've tried. The stairs weren't too much of a problem for three fit young lads. We would definitely stay again.