It could be a great flat. It's spacious and the location, 500 metres from the Brandenburg Gate and 200 metres from Potsdamer Platz, couldn't be better. Most of the sites you want to visit are at walking distance.

It's just that the flat needs some love and and care -and definitely a new shower that doesn't flood the bathroom every morning. It's far too standard, far too "six of each from Ikea", far too ready to be rented day in and day out. In a city full of character, this flat is disappointingly bland.