Barbara's apartment is immaculate, and perfect for a short stay in this vibrant city. It's designed with thought, and everything works very well. All the finishes are very high quality. It's light and calming, lovely high ceilings, within a character building, it has all the mod-cons. Nice bathroom- fantastic shower and relaxing bath. Barbara has been very thoughtful and you will find, tea,coffee,soap,washing up liquid etc- so you don't have to do unnecessary shopping. Also a bonus, when on an easy jet flight with limited space to bring everything. In the apartment we found the little extras very nice, including cotton wool, house socks etc.
Barbara was very patient when we were longer than we anticipated in our journey from the airport. It's easy when you know how, (!!!!) and I suggest you get the S9 train from the airport- then you can walk- or hop on the M4 tram for 2 stops south. The S9 only goes the right way-(the airport is at the end of the line) so you can't go wrong! We found it easier to select a/b or a/b/c tickets (like zones in london) as every time we tried to spell the station, it was not successful.
Barbara met us with a warm welcome and wine! She spent some time explaining things- so make sure you allow time for this. She had everything well organised, and written down.
The neighbourhood is very pleasant, and I would liken it to St Johns Wood in London for example. The kids wonder around alone on their shooters, and its a very yummy mummy area. Kids have a fantastic life here, with lots for them. There are some great places very near by, we enjoyed the bar a few doors away from apartment (right and right again and then on right) actually you can see it from the apartment hall landing. We found a tapas bar accross the main rd- and enjoyed very much a paelo restaurant called Savage. This was booking only, and more expensive, as it was a birthday treat.
We walked towards Mitte, and loved the little boutique shops, and records shops this way. 1st night when we arrived late we found a taxi- and asked to be taken to the nearest bar that was open- he dropped us off down the main rd (South towards Alexandria platz) and in this bar we found friendly interesting people- and great cocktails!!! It was open till 3/4 am, I think-! Also we were surprised to find people smoking!!
We thank Barbara for a fantastic stay in her apartment. This was a great first trip to the city. I would not recommend this for someone with children, but perfect for 2.