We stayed at Yvonne's/Vincent's home for a few days and we had a fantastic experience! The room was clean, bed was really comfortable. We had the place to ourselves and it is the same as pictured. Since we don't speak German,I was so glad they knew how to speAK English! They really helped us find our way around the neighborhood!. Her place was very close to the tram, U Bahn and S Bahn, grocery, cafes and restaurants are at a walking distance as well!! Her place is also a few train stops away from tourist sightseeing-reichstag, Brandenburg gate, victory column, checkpoint charlie, etc. Remnants of the Berlin Wall is really close so we checked it off our list on our first day!
Our international flight arrived early morning and she allowed us to check in early so we could unpack our bags and tour Berlin. It took us a couple of tries to know how to lock and unlock the door;but we mastered it after that! Very easy!!:)
The only thing around berlin as a tourist is-- don't let those children with a piece of paper asking for your signatures fool you. They swarm around tourist at tourist spots,let you sign a piece of paper and demand to get money or they distract you and steal your cellphone and money. We were so glad a helpful German lady warned us about this! Other than that,Berlin was awesome!:) Full of history and very clean city! I'm amazed that dogs are allowed everywhere even malls and groceries and owners pick up after their pets and the dogs were so behaved in public too!! Berliners are very helpful to tourists.
Thank you Yvonne and Vincent for sharing your home with us. We had a great time!:) Your hospitality meant a lot to us and it made the trip stress free:) Danke!!! Hope to visit you in Berlin again soon!