The apartment is smaller than I expected from the photos. It’s not a loft. It is a small studio. It is about the size of a typical hotel room, which is fine for short stays but not longer ones. It is also quite spartan, with no comfortable place to sit down and do some work on a laptop. Not good for business trips. The design looks great in photos but in person it all seems very DIY and cheap. Even the wooden pallets on which the mattress is laid appear to shift and come apart if you’re not careful. The whole place could also use some attention, as it has seen better days and there’s some wear and tear. The curtains were ripped up at the edges and held together with what appeared to be clothes pins. Only one of the metal chairs still had a soft cover to make it possible to sit down. The nonstick frying pans in the kitchen were so scratched up that they were not safe to use for cooking. The tea kettle was so encrusted and dirty that it was not usable either. At the price that Robin is charging, the whole experience had a very “let’s take advantage of tourists who don’t know better” vibe. In his welcome letter, it said there would be some basic supplies such as bath soap and shampoo, laundry detergent. However there were none when I got there, which was very frustrating because I had to make a last-minute trip to secure those items after a long flight. I even had to buy paper towels to keep the place clean. Trash bags and toilet paper were supplied - thankfully. The apartment was rearranged, and didn’t look like the photos, but there was no effort made to rectify that before my arrival. When I informed Robin about the curtains being ripped up, he said he would come two days later to fix them, to relay the carpet which had been rolled up to the side and rearrange the apartment (which he said a previous tenant had rearranged). However, the day he was supposed to show up, he did not and did not contact me to explain his absence or to reschedule. He later said he had had the flu, but when we scheduled a new time for him to come two weeks later, he again did not show up without any explanation or follow-up. He also made no effort to rectify the lack of supplies that were supposed to be there, nor apologized for their absence, when I informed him of such. The good parts: the bathroom is great and roomy by Berlin apartment standards (one warning: if you’re elderly or have mobility issues, getting in and out of the highly-placed and slippery tub could be challenging and treacherous), the apartment is in a fantastic location within walking distance of two metro stops — in an area that has both tourists but is also a real neighborhood. However, saying that it is located in Mitte, while technically accurate, is a bit misleading, in that it is not in the heart of where the glossiest shops, restaurants and touristy action is. Still, that turned out to actually be a good thing. It’s a great neighborhood. The apartment was mostly quiet, especially in the evenings. The bed is comfortable for one person, but might get a little tough for two people - especially if you stay more than a couple of nights. Overall, if you’re only staying a few days, and not for business — and if the price is discounted from the $2000 a month I paid — then it is an acceptable choice. For business travelers and long-term stays, I would look elsewhere. Hope this is helpful.