We stayed as a a family of 4 in this flat and had a great week. Tom provided us with really useful info about the flat in advance of our arrival and was as helpful as could be throughout our stay (without being in any way intrusive). As we arrived early and took a late flight back, we particularly appreciated being able to leave our luggage in the flat/with Tom (he and his family live on the floor above) outside of the hours when we'd actually rented the flat. The flat is immaculately clean and nicely proportioned for 4 people with one large double bedroom + a double sofa bed in the lounge-diner. All the rooms lead off a central entrance lobby; in addition to the bedroom and lounge-diner, there's a small but well-equipped kitchen and a bathroom with shower. A nice bonus (if the weather's good) is the small balcony off the lounge-diner which has enough room for 2 people to enjoy breakfast in the morning sun. The flat has Wifi and a TV (only German stations, though), plus plenty of books and tourist leaflets. The only downside about the flat (and this would only affect those with limited mobility and/or prams etc.) is that it's on the 3rd floor and there's no lift.

The flat is located in a quiet, residential part of Berlin. There's a small playground over the road, several shops (including a small supermarket) within a 5-minute walk, various cafes etc. close by, and an underground station (Amrumer Strasse on line U9) that's also about a 5-minute walk. There isn't much to see in this area for tourists, so you'd definitely want to take the underground into the centre -- about a 20-30 minute journey depending on where you wanted to go. Getting to and from the flat from Schonefeld airport using public transport requires at least 2 changes and takes 60-90 minutes depending on how familiar you are with the route.

If we were going back to Berlin again, we'd definitely want to return to this flat -- a warm welcome from a really helpful host and a relatively inexpensive base from which to explore a wonderful city.