The reason I am rating this place low is because of some real issues with communication. The apartment is lovely.. even though I had to scrub the toilet a bit myself/: it was poopy. But overall very clean and nicely decorated.
The place advertised as 55€ a night. After booking the charges doubled to 100€. I had meant to book two nights.. and made the mistake of only booking one. I had thought that since the price was doubled I had definitely paid for two nights. I had failed to read all of the details. I have been using airbnb for over two years and have NEVER had the initial booking price double!! So I made an assumption as people do and assumed the regular fees would apply. Good lesson for me!
Also the reason I booked this place was because my friend lives down the street. Who came to have time with me in the morning. When the host barged in the apartment he was very aggressive. Saying you have a half hour to get out and you didn’t tell me you had an extra guest! Very cold, very harsh, practically yelling.
I apologized and was a bit shocked as I was in the middle of cooking breakfast and had no idea I had only booked one night instead of two. People make mistakes! But it is not nesessary to be so rude as this man was.
Because I was rushed out I left some of my favorite clothes in their closet. So.. my friend will go pick them up since he lives near by and I have returned to the states. But they are charging me 20€ fee for tax and having a friend come over. They will not return my clothes unless I pay.
It seems if someone rents a whole apartment to themselves they should be allowed to have a friend over!
Especially with the doubled price!! 100€ for one night!!
And I forgot to mention after I booked the place instead of a friendly greeting they told me that I must pay EXTRA TAX. Which ended up being only 4€.. but still. After the sneaky fees doubling the price! Then to ask me to pay extra tax??? LAME.
So hopefully everyone learned something here. I know I did and will read ALL the details making sure there are no sneaky fees! And I hope the Emanuela (who i never met) and who she works with can learn to be hospitable to people coming to enjoy Berlin. This world is harsh enough. Hospitality is a strong virtue.