We stayed at Alex's apartment for a week. We were a group of 3,so the two bedroom apartment was just right. The description of the apartment said close to U-bahns,which it was. The closest one is actually closed for several months,but there are 3 others within 5 to 10 mins walk and buses right across the road. In the area nearby are quite a few reasonable priced eating options. It is a reasonably quiet apartment as well and good sized rooms. There is only one sofa in the sitting room, although there is room to have another. The room is actually dominated by a large 6 seater dining table and chairs....good if your a large family group wanting to eat in! Personally , we would have liked another sofa to relax on after long days out! Alex provides cable T.V....ALL channels are GERMAN! Not even ONE ENGLISH NEWS channel! There is a DVD player should you decide to rent movies.....but there are no cables to connect it to the T.V.,so it's useless basically. The Television itself is tiny for such a large room, just about the smallest you can get! Another reason I picked this apartment was it came with a washing machine. After 3 weeks travelling,we really wanted to wash some clothes. The only instructions for the machine are in German and Italian. None of us spoke either, so I ended up Googleing a translation app. Just to work out how to use it!! It took ages!! Then I needed to know if it could DRY clothes as well, as the place has no clothesline or any kind of drying rack to hang things on. We texted Alex's son, Marvin, who had met us on arrival... He told me he thought the machine didn't dry!! It did, as it turned out. I Googled that as well!! Alex also states on the description, this is a Mid Level apartment. This is by any description... A GROUND FLOOR apartment. Not a problem at all really...except all the window coverings( an unusual arrangement of blinds) are all see through! Especially at night!! Bedrooms as well! Light comes in early and people walking past outside can see in! If privacy matters to you, this place may not suit you. There is also some problem with the bathroom lights. First, I couldn't get them to work, then when I finally did, they wouldn't turn off! I texted Alex... He said there was a loose wire in the switch connection... If he knew about it, why not fix it? The lights remained on 24/7 the whole week! This apartment IS located well and a good size. It's perfect.... for GERMANS!! Many hosts provide instructions in English on how things work, a selection of guides and maps in several languages, even lists of interesting spots or places to eat. At Alex's ....nothing like that!! In fairness, I never met him .. He was away. This was not our first time in Berlin either, but if it...