I was very tempted to write a bad review of Stephanie’s place – so that I could be sure to find an opening when we come back next year. But that would be evil. Her apartment is about as close to perfect as any place I’ve ever stayed. The location is amazing – if you stumble out of bed in the morning you’re already sitting in three great coffee shops, with the cheesecake store just ten meters further away. The metro is two blocks away. But it is so well located in exciting Mitte that we barely used it – you can walk everywhere. The two-bedroom apartment itself is large for an urban hangout, absolutely spotless, and beautifully appointed, with themes of idiosyncratic copper, grey and green rather than the more usual Ikea and white formica. Stephanie and Tine could not have been more responsive and accommodating, despite their flighty guests. My only criticism is that it makes New York Air BnBs seem like an even bigger scam than they already did – if a place in a big city like Berlin could be so nice and well kept, why are NY apartments always so terrible? So pls. don’t go there in September of next year! A great find, highly recommended.