The apartment:
The apartment was large and bright, with a huge living space and kitchen that could amply accommodate 10 people or more. Off the main space are 5 twin rooms and 2 bathrooms. The rooms are comfortable, if a bit sparse, and towels were provided in each room along with spares in each bathroom. The kitchen was stocked with all the basics (oils, seasoning etc.) and was well equipped. It was a great space for a large group of friends to hang out in Berlin with plenty of supermarkets nearby and good transport links. Note: as with much of Europe there is no A/C and the apartment could get quite warm.
The host:
Was awesome and super accomodating with coordinating and booking.
The apartment had a fridge stocked with beer and soft drinks which we were told we were welcome to have, and the money would be deducted from our deposit.
We had some of the beers from the fridge, and before we left we replaced most of them all with the same brand and size bottle. However, he insisted we pay for bottles of beer we consumed which he found in the trash, even though we had replaced most of what we consumed. At no point did he say it would be unacceptable to replace the bottles we consumed and we all felt it was unreasonable to withhold our deposit for that.
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