We were meet promptly by a friend of Cornelius who took the time to show us around the apartment and demonstrate how things worked. This is a beautiful relatively large apartment with an amazing view over the rooftops of Berlin - you can see the TV tower very well from the gorgeous balcony. The apartment caters well for travelers requiring two separate, private sleeping areas as the pull-out sofa can be partitioned off from the main lounge area very well and still leaves plenty of room to dine at the table, entertain and relax after a long day. Each room has excellent ventilation and natural light and the automated window shutters are fantastic, they block out the sun very well for sleeping. The bathroom has a full very long and deep bath (we are both quite tall women and we could stretch right out) and heated floor (if needed). There is plenty of room for storage and the beds were both large and comfortable. The kitchen has everything you would need and is very functional for cooking meals. Full dishwasher and excellent gas stove and oven more than adequate cutlery and crockery and really useful provisions like storage containers for food, vases for flowers (which was much appreciated as we made the most of the very well priced flowers available in September in Berlin). We were there for a week and it was extremely nice to come home and relax at the end of a very long day in such a well appointed apartment. It is in a great location with many local eateries and bars close-by. It has two supermarkets at the end of the street, one of which is an organic/bio store. The train station and tram are also at the end of the street. It is very easy to get to main tourist attractions from this location. The only thing that might be of concern to some is the noise from the building (perhaps pipes) that you can hear at night in the bedroom. If you are a light sleeper this might disturb. Not something the owners would have much control over though..
This was our first visit to Berlin and this apartment exceeded our expectation contributing toward a perfect stay. We would definitely recommend this to others (particularly for longer stays) and hope to
come back! Thank you Cornelius for providing and maintaining such a beautiful Berlin 'home away from home' for us to enjoy.