Jan and his family were super helpful to us- I had questions how to use appliances and he and other family immediately came over to help me. I liked they were onsite- a separate apartment, so things were very smooth. Jan also gave me a great recommendation for a wonderful restaurant for Christmas Eve dinner. They also have this gorgeous Irish wolfhound puppy that we played with. the kitchen was well appointed, we were able to make Christmas dinner with no problem
We were a five minute walk to the tram that took us into the center of Berlin- maybe a 15-20 minute ride to Alexanderplatz. In the other direction from the apartment is maybe a 10 -20 minute walk to some cafes and restaurants. I discovered this late and didn’t take advantage of them.
We also were able to take Ubers and taxis from the city center to Jan’s place- approximately 20-25€. There is another address the same as Jans, so make sure you have the postal code for the drivers.