Cos's place is a stylish, spacious one-bedroom apartment with a kitchen designed for serious cooks. When I travel, I'm obsessed with food (actually, when I'm home I'm obsessed with food also), so the kitchen was very important to me. I was delighted to find it was just as described, with even more amenities than I expected. Such as? A DeLonghi fully automatic espresso maker. Plenty of pantry staples, such as coffee beans, olive oil, sugar, salt and pepper. An electric sandwich griddle, which we never even had a chance to use. A chef's apron. What short-term rental apartment ever has an apron? I used both the ceramic cooktop and the oven and found them excellent.
With the twice-weekly Turkish market literally right outside your door, you can eat amazingly well at Cos's place without setting foot in a restaurant. But of course the local restaurants are great, from hole-in-the-wall Middle Eastern kebab places to gourmet establishments. Don't miss the Markthalle Neun, the food market nearby in Kreuzberg.
The beautiful living room overlooks a row of trees next to the Landwehr canal. The living room is a great place to hang out but I have to confess we spent almost no time sitting on the couch during our one week in Berlin. There was so much to do! We never even turned on the TV.
Across the street from the building's entrance is the embarkation pier for the Reederei Riedel excursion boat that does daily cruises on the canal and the Spee river. Highly recommend.
The bed is very comfortable and the water pressure is strong in the shower. Plenty of towels and linens are provided. Good closet and drawer space.
The apartment is located about equidistant from two U-Bahn stops, different lines, so it's super-convenient. We never took taxis, just traveled on the U- and S-Bahn.
I can't recommend Cos's place enough. I literally am planning another trip to Berlin and we wouldn't consider staying anyplace else.