Simon's place was the perfect base for us for our 3 night stay in February. The local area is full of great cafes and restaurants and within easy reach of lots of Berlin's sights via the transport links. We went out every night to clubs, spent a day wandering around Kreuzberg - through the market on the river etc - and had another afternoon at Templehof Airport on bikes, which we hired locally. It was always nice to come back to the secluded courtyard of Simon's place and the warm, clean rooms. We cooked steak on evening and sausages one morning and ate out the rest of the time. I think it's a great place to get ready for a night out - plug your music into the stereo and one full length mirror each! We had the best time.