Our stay was not great. I’ve never had such an airbnb booking experience.
• The kitchen was unusable. The oven and stovetops didn’t work properly and there were no products /utilities to clean counters with. Which means your short stay would have to include purchasing things that come standard with other airbnb listings.
• We were 4 people with different schedules and asked the host for an extra key in response to (what felt like) an automated message from her to let her know ‘if there is anything’ we need or that’s missing. My message was ignored for the entire week and we had to make do with one key, which is very inconvenient. This could have been an easy fix.
• Only the one room had 2 pillows, the second room had 2 oversized flat-sheets which intended to be pillows, but left us with neck pain every morning. We asked about this, but our messages were ignored a second time.
• The listing indicate 5 beds but there is only 4 in the apartment. Guests should also not be fooled to think the couch is a suitable sleeping option. Luckily we didn’t need the extra bed, but good to know if you are more people.
• If you are thinking of working from here remotely, don’t even bother - the wifi doesn’t work at all and we had to use our mobile data for the entire week.
Even if this listing ‘looks better’ than listings in the surrounding area, it should not be the going standard. This felt like the equivalent to a private dorm in a backpackers, more than an Airbnb apartment in Berlin.