I enjoyed staying in Virginie's apartment. The apartment was even better than I expected from the photos. Virginie was there to greet me at the apartment and was very helpful in suggesting what to do to enjoy my time in Berlin. The apartment itself is a modern renovation of a Soviet era East Berlin flat. It is an apt analogy of what is occurring in this part of Berlin now.

I have used Airbnb quite a bit but this might be the most interesting neighborhood I have found through Airbnb. It is an area with a lot of immigrants from other parts of Europe and elsewhere in the world. Many of the residents in the area are from creative backgrounds and/or of that type of mindset. If you like a place like Brooklyn then you would enjoy it here.