We had a very comfortable stay at this apartment (2 adults and 3 children) and felt very welcome. Prior to arrival Erik and I had communicated a lot through email. He always responds very quickly. Erik had send us information how to best reach his place with public transportation and it all worked out well. Upon arrival there was a bottle of "Glühwein" and a package of special christmas cookies (Lebkuchen) as a welcome gift. The apartment is just as the pictures show you and very clean. It is in a quiet neighbourhood and we really got to relax after visiting the busy city. Our children all slept in one room: 1 on the sofa-bed and 2 on the big inflatable air-mattress, which was very comformtable. The kitchen is well equipped. It does not have a microwave, but we just used the stove to heat up milk in the morning for chocolate milk or coffee which worked out just fine. There is a big supermarket across from the house (open from 7-24 hours!) and lots of small little shops (greengrocer, bakery) 5 minutes walking away. We found that there was a community garden with a playground downstairs which we were able to acces and use. Also a very big and fun playground just around the corner. There are 2 metro stations within 5-7 min walking away from the house, that take you to various big tourist attractions within 15-20 minutes. It was fun to show our kids the history of Berlin, the many christmas markets and some museums. All in all we had a great time in Berlin and the appartement helped us feel right at home and enjoy our stay even more. Thank you Erik for letting us stay. If we come back to Berlin with our family we will definitely get back in touch.