Overall our trip and stay was great. Sebastian was a great guy and I enjoyed our chats. The place is awesome for larger groups and has a lot, I mean a lot of character, just like Sebastian. There was however a few little quirky facts about the place that I feel are worth mentioning for future guests.
When we arrived we asked for early check in, appreciating we asked for this in the afternoon the day before, Seb did his best to get the place ready. Still when we arrived the process of preparing the place wasn’t completed and our host was asleep making for a long check in process. All would be awesome, however, we paid €150 for the service so amongst the group there was a feeling that it wasn’t worth the money.
Besides this, as of writing, not all amenities are up to the listing quality. When we arrived the dishwasher seemed faulty, and it did end up leaking and creating a huge puddle which we dealt with. Second there is no freezer just a bar fridge. One of the showers was clogged until we unclogged it and although the place says there is a lockbox for the two sets of keys there wasn’t one. This makes it awkward for larger groups, to organise entry as there is a bottom door in the courtyard that needs opening and a second interior door on floor 4. There was one instance where a third door, the outside courtyard door which accesses the street was closed as well. This seemed like a rare occurrence but without a key (due to no lockbox) some of our guests struggled to get access to the property. Luckily one of our guests was home, asleep at the time, and was able to open the outside courtyard door from the inside.
Some other small quirks are that the beds aren’t the most comfortable and the host lives next to the property and shares a door to the place. Both these things weren’t massive issues for us but may be of note to some guests. That said Sebastian respected our privacy when it came to the proximity of Airbnb to host residence.
The last quirk is Seb sells drinks on the premises out of a bar fridge. This wouldn’t be an issue except the pricing wasn’t made clear and with larger groups in Berlin, sometimes people head to the fridge and just crack a beer. This lead to some tension among our group. I feel that if there was pricing or something indicating that the fridge isn’t free (just better signage) this may have been avoided.
So that’s it. Again I just want to reiterate that overall our stay was fantastic. Seb is a great guy and a respectful host. The place is in a great location and has a real vibe. The above notes I thought I had to mention as they impacted our overall stay as a group. That said it’s Berlin. And this is a cool joint with a cool host and I’d like to stay again if Seb would have me. Travelling with groups is always a bit more difficult as you deal with different opinions and I think my review represents the overall opinion of the group I was with, and of the place.