This was to be our first airbnb experience and as we had to attend a meeting in Pankow the location was good for us. We also wanted to have good access to Berlin for some sight seeing.

Our flight was late due to a French Air Traffic strike which affected many European flights and we arrived more than 3 hours late. The directions we had been given were good and after a short walk from the station we finally arrived at about 8.30 pm and Bernd & Katja were waiting at the street entrance and kindly helped us with the luggage and introduced us to their apartment.

The apartment was in very good condition and spotlessly clean, It was comprehensively equipped and well thought out generally and we were totally satisfied with our choice. The balcony was nice to sit out on

The apartment was very quite and we hardly saw any neighbours during our stay and when out walking we did not find any problems but you need to pay attention to the bike lanes on the pavement as bikers can travel very fast.

During our stay we found the shopping mall near the station to be easiest place to shop as we found what we needed in just one location but as it shuts at 9 pm and due to our late arrival we had to shop the next day for what we needed.

We found it easy to train into town and during our visit did some bus sightseeing + a river cruise and also visited the zoo and aquarium. We found taxi's to be much cheaper than in the UK & France and did use them sometimes.

Very pleased with our choice and good host's

Les & Hazel Sampson .Hockley, Essex UK