Andre is a very helpful and gracious host. He offered to pick us up from the train station (not necessary for us) and did drive us to the station when we left. We had early mornings and late nights so did not spend a lot of time at the apartment. It is incredibly well located near the major sights in central Berlin. The apartment does smell of smoke so that may be bothersome to some people. We opened windows in the room during the day while we were out so it was not so much of a problem for us.