Barbara is the sole reason we won't be using AirBnB again.

I’m going to write this review in two parts, because when it comes to AirBnB, I have found that there really are two parts to every booking.

I’ll start with the apartment itself. It’s a small flat on the 2nd floor of a nice looking building with only small amounts of graffiti on the outer walls. The interior is decorated in a cold, modern theme and combines a nice appearance with functional design. It is located very near to a tram stop and a Lidl, so both travel and food shopping can be done with ease. The flat does suffer, however, from significant noise from both adjoining apartments as well as from the roadside, so this can be an issue for those who enjoy a lie in! It also can get rather chilly, so it’s best to wrap up warm!

The latter part of my review is of the host herself, and unfortunately, I am struggling to think of many redeeming qualities. Even before we'd arrived we had gotten off on the wrong foot, with her demanding we taxi from the airport to her apartment at our expense – and then keeping us waiting on a dark, Berlin night for close to 20 minutes. During her tour of the flat she expressed her irritation at questions we had and also with our texts to her to give her our flight details, before finishing off by mocking our desire to remain ‘safe rather than sorry’ by arriving at the airport early. Our distaste for the host was consolidated when she informed us that our late check out, which we had arranged weeks prior and had also bought tickets to events on the Friday to enjoy, was no longer available, and that we had to vacate the premises four hours early. This obviously left a bad taste in our mouths as we had essentially wasted over €150 to accommodate the host over the course of our holiday and had to spend the tail end of our stay in Berlin in an airport for close to nine hours.

While I’m sure that some people may be overly gushing in their praise for Barbara, I would recommend to everyone to be cautious as it is certainly not quite as positive as it may seem.