Written by my girlfriend:
Before I even start I have to say that this was the worst experience I’ve ever had on Airbnb. As some other people have already commented, Annegret is downright mean and bitter and from the moment she opened the door she was hostile towards us.
I wish I could explain her behavior away as her just being direct but I believe that more or less being shouted at on multiple occasions does not count as being direct. The reason for it isn’t a cultural difference or language problem either. I am German. I speak German. I work and live in Berlin. So, this was neither cultural difference nor her being a ‘Berlinerin’ but Annegret choosing to be mean and hostile towards us without reason. In the end, my boyfriend and I spend most of our vacation outside of the apartment or avoiding Annegret inside at all costs. And even then, whenever I had to speak to her, she managed to find some reason to be upset with us.
You have to go to the toilet? Annegret will tell you that you “just arrived and immediately took a shit in her apartment” and “how dare we to do so”. You want to wash your dishes? Don’t you dare to do it by hand because Annegret will accuse you of “wasting her water”. Cannot find the dishes or cutlery? Annegret will get in your face and make fun of you for “being blind” even though all the cutlery and dishes are in a fancy old wooden display cabinet that you wouldn’t immediately connect to kitchen cabinets. She could’ve said all of this in a friendly way but chose to use a condescending and mean tone, speaking to me like I am some dumb child.
Annegret is not a typical person from Berlin with a dark sense of humor nor is she a person I misunderstood because of cultural differences or language barriers. She is a mean and condescending bitter old lady who will constantly get in your face and make sure to tell you about the things you’re doing wrong, even if you’re not doing anything wrong at all