I really cannot rate my time at Thor's place highly enough. All the previous reviews are spot on. It was a pleasure to meet Thor, such a nice man. He greeted me on arrival and we shared a couple of beers over a great conversation. The following day he had to work away, but he made the time to walk me around the area to orientate me and show me the local bakery, atm, a couple of places to eat and grab coffee. His two cats are loveable and very social. I could not fault the apartment. It is about 100 years old so has a lot of character, clean and very modern.
I had 3 full days in Berlin, and with it being my first time I really did't know what to expect. On day one I just walked a fair bit around the area, walked to Checkpoint Charlie and visited the Jewish museum. on day two, I took the U-Bahn (station nearby - underground), S-Bahn (overground and tram) to visit the Berlin wall and East Side Berlin wall (exquisite artwork on the Berlin wall). On my final day I decided to take Thor's offer up of using his bike for the day. This was such a great way of exploring the city as there are cycle lanes everywhere. Here I visited the Reichstag building (note that if you are wanting to walk inside the glass dome you need to book months ahead on their website particularly in the tourist season), Memorial to the Murdered Jews and Museum (this is a must), Mitte district (which has some cool shops and cafes). I finished off the day visiting Templehof airport - a decommisioned airport which is now used for recreation. This place was quite interesting and great to cycle around. My recommendation would be to plan ahead and use google maps. Overall, I had a great few days in Berlin. Thanks again Thor.