This flat is in a great neighborhood and happened to be the perfect location for our stay during Berlin Marathon weekend and days leading up b/c we have friends who live around corner. The neighborhood is full of great restaurants, coffee shops and several boutiques. It is easy to get to both Alexanderplatz, Berlin Wall Memorial, Haufbahn and the U2 is nearby too.
Duc Son was a gracious host. He personally checked us in and was fast to reply to messages once checked in. He graciously allowed an early check-in when there were no guests ahead of us.
The apartment is basic. No frills. It’s basically a studio apt with a separate bath and small kitchen- no small dining table/chairs to sit/eat at- the stools at the small kitchen ledge was the only option in that regard).
As follows:
Pros:
Clean
Good location
Comfortable beds
Warm bedding
A lot of natural light
Good water pressure in shower
No issue with hot water supply
Quiet building and apartment is in rear building so you don’t hear street noise.
TV- basic local channels if you like to have German TV on in background ;-)
Plenty of clothes storage in armoire/closet cabinets
Reliable and consistent Wi-Fi
Cons:
Smells like cigarette smoke either from former owner/occupants or adjacent neighbors- couldn’t place it.
General (electric) lighting is a bit harsh.
Kitchen is convenient and better than no kitchen but super basic. (Fine for re-heating leftovers or take out and keeping items in fridge but not for “living” and cooking in. THis is a feature we often look for in an Airbnb as a way to offset costs of eating out but this visit was short so not a high priority. )
Shower is TINY
The elevator was only in operation half the time we were there- 3 flights up otherwise.
Felt more like a college dorm room than a rental in some aspects though we did like not having personal affects everywhere and it was clean in the most important aspects.
If/when we visit Berlin again- provided our friends are still living round the corner we will look into renting this again since we are familiar with it, liked dealing with Duc-Son and also would prob eat-out most of the time anyway. We found the price overall seemed high for what it was but we also know that Berlin is a pricey Airbnb market so market demands we presume.