The apartment is bright and airy, with big windows and balconies above a tree filled neighborhood. Modern and clean and stylish. The neighborhood has some interesting and unique history with regard to the DDR and Prussian periods! If you follow Ines' advice, and take the M1 tram to the Pankow U2 and Sbahn, then your trip into Mitte is not too long. The cool, interesting neighborhood of Prenzlauer Berg is three stops on the U2 or the M1 tram goes all the way there, so lots of eating and beer options! Ines and Ulrich greeted us even though we were late in arriving. They are very kind and helpful. Flight path of Tegel means jets overhead but we were not bothered by this, and when the new Brandenburg airport opens soon, the jets will be gone. We might have stayed out on the town later each night but we looked forward to getting back to this apt. We watched Game of Thrones on the huge TV, and World Cup matches. When we come back to Berlin we will stay here again if we can.