PROS:
-Well lit apartment with plenty of space & two queen beds
-Great decorations, cool place and concept. There were many little design ideas i’d love in my own home
-Clean place
-Pretty views
-Nice little courtyard with bike parking
-Good location depending on what you’re into (posh, gentrified, next to many tourist spots)
CONS:
-Wifi was not great
-Bathrooms are not very functional—both are quite dark, the one in the main bedroom has poor water pressure and the one in the main living area has poor drainage
-Other than toilet paper, not much for amenities (barely found a replacement trash bag)
-Despite paying a higher nightly rate than other airbnbs in Berlin, felt nickel and dimed—advertised as having a washer and dryer but it is locked and you must pay €7.50 per wash, days before checking in was asked to pay a 5%/day tax that was not advertised in the listing (other Airbnbs I stayed at in Berlin didn’t pass on this cost)
Overall impression:
It’s a cute spot and I appreciate that it’s well decorated and spacious, but wasn’t worth the $$$ in my opinion. Overall just felt the place was a little run down and not well maintained for what it was attempting to market itself as (Example: couch had stains and was covered up with two curtains). If a place is going to charge like a boutique hotel, the place should feel and be maintained like a boutique hotel.