The apartment is in a lovely area with lots of great bars, restaurants and shops nearby plus very easy transport links to the centre. We picked up the key from the bar with no problem at all and were made to feel at home. The apartment is situated in a quiet building back from the main road, and, as many other reviewers have said, although the outsides of the buildings are run down, the apartment itself is new, spacious and spotless with everything you need. There were three of us and we used the sofa-bed which was large and comfortable. We easily found our way round the city, with trams and U-bahn nearby, it's also lovely to walk around the immediate area and it's walking distance to the Berlin Wall Memorial.