Please be wary when booking this apartment, it is not where we thought it was and where it says on the listing. We wanted to stay in friedrichshain so purposely looked for a place there. Host sent us actual address once we paid and when we got there it was a 17min walk south of where he said it was on the listing. It wasn’t a good area and for 2 girls we felt very unsafe.
The studio is spacious with combined living and bedroom which means the front door was in the bedroom. This wouldn’t have been an issue if the door wasn’t on street level, facing street with no barrier (I.e corridor with other apartments). The door was very tricky to lock and the curtains didn’t cover the almost shopfront like windows properly so people outside were able to see if lights were on quite easily.
We arrived around 8.30-9pm and check in was easy enough with clear instructions. However when we got there, I didn’t feel right at all. We got in contact with Airbnb and spoke with Disha who was so helpful. She got in contact with the host and he offered a full refund if we left right then. We asked to spend one night and leave the next day as it was late but he wouldn’t allow it. We were lucky enough to find last minute accomodation at a hotel in friedrichshain but by the time all that had happened we didn’t check in until about 11pm.
Appreciate the refund but it left us in an annoying situation. Big thanks to Disha from Airbnb though!