On arrival we did not meet with Karsten however he made arrangements for us to collect keys from a local shop. His direction from Berlin HBF train station was excellent and we found both the shop holding the keys and the apartment with ease.
The apartment was nice and the bed comfortable. We didn’t make much use of the cooking facilities.
The location was excellent for exploring Berlin, having the U-Bahn stop so close meant we were able get across the city without too much fuss.
The only issue we had was not related to the apartment. Every morning from around 7:30hrs building work started outside which caused early wake up!! Furthermore the neighbours above started some sort of refurbishment on our last day with loud banging and hammering. It’s best pointing this out for any future guests.
Other things to take in to account is an additional tourist tax of €18.50 and we were asked to sign a waiver form if we wanted to make use of the WiFi.
The only criticism of the apartment was the Toilet. It was a bit creepy having to stare at a porcelain face of Humphrey Bogart hung on the wall over the loo which whilst standing or weird postcard stuck on the back of the door of a bunch of fat people in their swimming attire on a beach watching what looks to be a tsunami?!!
I would recommend this apartment for a single or couple looking for a place with easy connections to airports, railway stations and central Berlin.