Roland was a fantastic host: the apartment was spotless when I arrived, and Roland even treated me with a kind welcome gift. The apartment is in a perfect location: around the corner from the bus to Tegel and the subway and train to Schoenefeld, next to Ku'damm, close to the city centre and not far from the Free University and the lush parks and lakes of SW Berlin. Despite its central location, the apartment was in a real neighbourhood, filled with locals, cafes, grocery stores, a post office and banks, etc. I couldn't imagine a better crashpad while in Berlin.