Not for families. When first walking into the apartment building there is tons of graffiti, stairway is dark and musty (older building) which is fine however, not a great first impression. One of the first things our host told us was to say we are "friends" due to not being able to legally stay in a Air bnb in that location. That immediately made my family and I wand to leave. The bathroom tub was small and old did not want to step in it barefoot. There was an ashtray with a rolled up piece of paper (not smoking papers) so I hid it on top of the dresser due to my children. Host got upset that I did not put it back on the table (least of my worries since I have three small kids and needed to travel 6 hours). We asked to cancel after a few hours and host refused even the policy was 24 hours. We had time to cancel for the next day but did not fight it. Beds did not all have pillows and most beds were blow up mattresses. I would recommend this place for a few friends who want to explore Berlin and aren't afraid of public showers (it's a private shower but not the cleanest) but not families.