Stella and Lara were great communicators. They answered every question we had in a timely manner and gave great instructions for arriving at their apartment.
My parents and i arrived early, before check-in. Although we couldn’t check in early, Stella and Lara have provided luggage lockers at the apartment where you can conveniently store your bags. It requires a €1 deposit that’s returned when you get your bags - this was super convenient for us as it allowed us to drop our bags at the apartment and then tour Berlin while awaiting check in time. I thought this was an awesome feature!
The apartment itself was nice and comfortable. It was also quiet for the most part; we had noisy neighbors one evening but that is clearly not the norm. There is no coffee maker (well, to be fair, there is an espresso machine of some kind that we didn’t know how to work!), so we bought instant coffee at a nearby Edeka and all was well. It looks like instant coffee is generally provided since there was an empty can of it there; they were out when we arrived, but no problem for us.
We never felt unsafe in our location, but we understood other reviewers who mentioned feeling uncomfortable. It is not the nicest part of Berlin; we avoided walking through Görlitzer Park as it felt unsafe to us, but bypassing the park via Falckensteinstraße was convenient and felt much safer to us.
It’s about a ten minute walk from the U-Bahn or bus 265, which allowed us to get to all Berlin sights quickly and conveniently. Falckensteinstraße was full of restaurant options. We aren’t bar-goers, but there seemed to be a lot of cool options for that as well.
Overall, we really enjoyed our stay here. Thank you Stella and Lara for your hospitality and comfortable apartment! Our time in Berlin was extra enjoyable :)