The apartment is in a great location for families as it is a very family area. There are playgrounds nearby and a children's museum which our kids (3.5 and 1.5) really enjoyed on a rainy day. The exhibitions are only in German though. The apartment was nice and clean and although it's small it has plenty of room to sleep a family. It is convenient to the s-bahn, u-banh and tram so it is easy to get around Berlin, and easy to get to and from Schoenefeld airport. The local area has lots of nice places to eat and a supermarket, bakeries and other shops very nearby. We tried a nepalese restaurant and an italian restaurant both in less than 10 minutes walk and very good. Uwe communicated well with us before the stay and made it easy for us to get into the apartment.