STOP AND RESERVE THIS HOME RIGHT NOW! : )
Finding the right is a time-consuming process. Then comes the time when you actually show up at your choice. Dang. Every single time. The pictures were old, the reviews were slanted, etc. Never in the past six years did we land on what we thought we were.
This time, Jackpot!! Holger's house is a designer/architect's dream. I cannot imagine a house as good as this being on Airbnb. (It is an AirBnb PLUS). With the furnishings, this clearly is a million-dollar place. A bare apartment in this area of Berlin costs 500K. The upgrades and furnishings of this caliber would easily cost another half a million. The bed/mattress itself should be over 5 thousand dollars, at my estimate. Every article of furnishing is about equally expensive and brand spanking new. The lights, the kitchen, the bathroom, etc. are all the highest level designer stuff that maybe you would see at your billionaire uncle's place. Trust me, even the Ritz does not have the class that Holger's apartment does.
In the end, if you can haul three floors, are a decent human being who can take care of other's property, and not out to party at the house, this is absolutely the place for you. And, PLEASE take care of this beautiful home!
PS: The neighborhood is phenomenal. Kristen (Holger's Friend) is a delightful resource for all things Berlin.