Guido’s apartment was truly worthy of a five-star review. It was clean, well-located, well-appointed with amenities and had great high-speed wireless internet. Clearly this is a host who has taken time to think about and prepare for his guests’ needs. Basically it is almost a perfect place for two people.
First, the location is very good: only a couple minutes walk from the U-Bahn and it is easily walkable to many sites including (of course) Checkpoint Charlie, Unter den Linden, the Brandenburg Gate, Museum Island, and many others. There’s a grocery on the same block, a variety places to eat nearby and of course Friedrichstrasse is right there for shopping if you need it.
The apartment itself is quite nice, very well-appointed and very clean. Guido left us with a bottle of wine and a note welcoming us to the apartment (which was very welcome site upon arrival after a long travel day!). He also has a very thorough guidebook with basic instructions and information about the apartment and the surrounding areas including recommendations for food, etc. We also found up-to-date guide books for Berlin if you need to research places to see. Beyond that there were many nice touches such as slippers, robes and towels supplied that were more like a hotel quality than is typical in many AirBnb places.
I’d also note that Guido was always very quick to answer all my questions before I got there, with information about the apartment and instructions on how to check in (which are also very thoroughly given in the “check in instructions” part of AirBnb) – the process was very easy and convenient with a doorman there to give you the keys and take them back at check out which avoided the need to coordinate a meeting time.
Overall I would highly recommend Guido’s place – we cannot overstate how much we loved our stay there. We are already missing our sitting on the balcony sipping wine after a long day sightseeing, and would definitely love to stay here again. I can assure you, if you stay here you will not be disappointed.