My girlfriend and I booked Verda's apartment for 4 days to celebrate new year in Berlin and we had a wonderful time!
Our plane arrived already in the morning, but it was no problem to already go and drop our luggage while the apartment was being cleaned. There we did not meet Verda, but her very sympathetic and spontanuous friend Gerhard. He shared his opinion on where to go (out) and what to do around new year (Berghain was our favorite idea but we were not up for waiting 4h in the cold to enter, so we keep it on our list for the next visit :) )
The apartment is like it shows on the pictures, small but cosy, and perfect for a short stay with 2. We loved the suggestions on where to eat and drink that were written down on the blackboard. We were also positively surprised by the personalized message.
The apartment stays in a calm neighbourhood but still very close to the center (Alexanderplatz) and easy accessible with tram and metro.
In less words: a very advisable place to stay!