My husband and I, and our 3 month old, stayed at Torsten's place during our trip to Germany. It is in the Prenzlauer Berg area of Berlin, which is beautiful and full of tons of kids, parks, shops, restaurants etc… and near transportation, which was perfect for us with our baby.

We were met by Torsten's manager, Elva, on the day of arrival and she was able to show us the place. We arrived a bit early, so the laundry was not completely dry, but not a huge deal, except for the fact that we found that the toilets had not been cleaned. I mentioned this to Torsten upon our arrival. His place is quite large and looks exactly like the pictures. There is usual wear and tear due to the flat being rented most of the time, but quite comfortable with everything you need. There is a washer and dryer, but need to bring your own detergent. It was very helpful, especially having a baby. The flat is quite quiet and just across from a park, beside some great restaurants and interesting shops. We would have really enjoyed our entire stay here except for the fact that on our second day, we came home from a day out to find water leaking from the ceiling in the bathroom. We called Elva and then had to spend the evening calling the Plumber, having our water turned off, and having the Plumber come over to cut holes in the ceiling to find our where the water leak was coming from. It was quite inconvenient, especially with our three month old, but found out that the water leak was from the apartment above Torsten's. Our water was turned back on and so we made the decision to stay at his place, despite the situation, as we didn't want the inconvenience of having to find a new place and pack up all of our stuff. Elva was good about dealing with the situation and Torsten refunded us for that one night for the inconvenience, so we felt that the situation was handled well.

Overall, we had a good stay, despite the water leak hiccup. Parking was provided within the rental cost which was very helpful for us and one of the reason's we rented Torsten's place. However, his place is very close to transport should you not have a car. We would definitely stay in this area again if we come back to Berlin and we would recommend staying at Torsten's place to others.