Pleasant apartment in the Buckow area of South Berlin above a Restaurant with easy access to major stations via the M11 Bus outside. The area is truly gorgeous and a great place for taking some nice long walks. The M11 will take you to the Gropius Passagen shopping centre with a variety of amenities, places to eat and a cinema on the top floor.
The mini-kitchen with the fridge, hob, kettle and microwave allowed me to remain well fed during my stay and with Penny supermarket and Aldi right outside, it was perfect for quick outings to restock. The shower was fantastic, with two functions - An adjustable head with pressure settings for a nice jet massage and the larger, fixed head that aimed vertically downwards. The double bed was let down a bit by having such a thin mattress and I often woke up in pain because of it, however it was still nice to be able to lie down in and watch TV to try and wait out the pandemic.
An unfortunate negative was the issues I had with the free wifi, for some reason (I am unsure if this through the router or the ISP provider) but some of the restrictions made no sense. For example, I was unable to make calls through Discord voice messenger, which cut me off from being able to communicate with friends and family and I was also unable to connect to a few games. It made no sense and even from a bandwidth standpoint I was still able to connect to all manner of HD streaming services without any issue, I hope this is something the Host will be able to look into in future.
All in All - I really enjoyed my time staying here, and I am thankful towards the host, Chris for allowing me to stay. This is a great place for a first time visitor to Berlin and someone who wants to explore the city during the day and have a quiet place to return to in the evenings to unwind.