The apartment building is in Moabit, not Berlin-Mitte, the heart of which is actually about 20 minutes away by U-bahn or bus. You don’t find this out until after you have booked the space, though. Moabit itself is not that bad, it’s a pretty nice area with multiple parks and with easy access to shopping, too, but I wanted somewhere in Mitte since I was going to be spending a decent about of my time there.
The photos of the space that was actually for me to stay in was a small room barely big enough for me to open my two suitcases in, with two bunk-beds (the photo with the red linen), not the large room(s) pictured in the photos with queen sized bed. That was the host’s room and that of his flat mate. This is deceptive, and really coloured my stay. Wolfgang offered to let me leave and give me a refund but at short notice I couldn’t find an alternative.
Wolfgang was not in Berlin at this time but his flat mate was, though, and was very kind and helpful. The amenities advertised were all present and in good working order.