Unfortunately our experience was not the best. When we arrived in the apartment the place was a huge mess. I am not sure what happened, If someone forgot to clean up but it is not what you expect when you arrive in your Airbnb.
When I reached out to our host he said he will send a housekeeper to clean up the place and that she will be there in a few minutes. We waited there an hour and still no one arrived. When I asked for update the host said the housekeeper is still on the way. Then we left and hoped the place will be clean when we return. The host was not giving me any update how is the cleaning going and If it is ready. I asked after 1h30m how is it looking and there was still cleaning in progress. 30 min later the host informed us that flat is ready - 4 hours after our checkin.
I suppose it was a human mistake and it might not happen to the future guest (it was probably only one time thing since all the previous reviews are ok) but since this was our experience I cannot give 5 stars. We lost some of our limited time in Berlin, solving this issue as well as being nervous If we have a clean place to stay in the city.
I appreciate that the host tried to solve the issue as soon as possible and that he apologized.
We arrived by car and in advance we asked the host about the parking in the area. He suggested two streets where we should find parking for €1 per hour, unfortunately this information was not correct and the price was €2. Parking was difficult to find in the area, especially If you do not want to pay €3 per hour.
The location was perfect, you can find many restaurants, coffees, grocery stores and more. If you enjoy breakfast I highly recommend a place called Minty's Fresh Food Bar, which is only 5 minutes walking from the flat. For two people I would say the average price to spend there is €30. The staff there was amazing! From the flat you can easily walk to Alexanderplatz, which is only 20 minutes.