Three of us stayed at Ilias' apartment, visiting Berlin Festival. The apartment is located in Kreuzberg, 5 min walk to Görlitzer Bahnhof- where you can take subway to Alexander Platz(shopping district)- only a couple of stops away. Kreuzberg is the hippest neighborhood recently, a lot of turkish and asian restaurants around. Try Oranien straße for asian dining. Lots of cool night clubs, such as Visionaire, Watergate and Ipse are 5 mins drive away. On Sundays make sure you visit Mauer park for the famous flea market- live music, tasty street food, lots of cool clothes and furniture to color up your place.
The apartment is a perfect example for urban living, eclectic style furniture, high ceilings, a lot of space and natural light. It is at 1st floor, no elevator, also not necessary. The kitchen is amazingly big as well.
We were 3 friends, two of us slept on the couches and one in the bedroom, very comfortable.
Ilias has been very helpful prior and also during our stay, always easy to reach by phone. He gave us tips about the neighborhood, patiently answering all our questions. Our stay has been more remarkable thanks to him! I would recommend staying in his apartment %100!