First and foremost: Mikki’s place is 5/5 for a (long) weekend. We stayed for 3 weeks. If you’re going there for more than a week, here a the pros and cons:
Pros
# Space: the flat is big and allows for 2 couples to be very comfortable
# Location: Central for such a big city as Berlin, you’ll be able to get to every major spots in less than a 30 minutes taxi fare
# Kitchen, bathroom & appliances: if you’re into cooking (not baking), kitchen will offer everything you need and especially really good stainless steel cookware; appliances are old but high quality ones (Siemens and Miele); bath is super big
# Hospitality: Mikki is ÜBER nice, she will do anything to help, housekeeper doesn’t speak English but is definitely nice and helpful
Cons
# Global maintenance: no one has been living in the flat full time for probably a long time, real maintenance is needed (kitchen cabinet doors broken, shower door seal is worn off, a lot of dust behind furnitures, limescale clogging shower heads, piano that is more of a deco item than an instrument anymore, unfitted curtains in the living room), 2020’s upgrade would be appreciated (bluetooth hifi, decent size TV, internet with decent ping, bandwidth and no hourly drop) and neighbors management should be done (during weekdays neighbors came up because we played the piano at 5 pm - ie. too late according to them)
# Furniture quality: expect low cost bedding (cheap mattress, linen and bed) and not so comfy sofas (good looking but that’s it); inner flat stairs can be difficult for young kids
# Elevator: flat is on 3F without elevator, no biggie for a weekend luggage, a little nightmare for bigger one
# Location: despite being central, the neighborhood is definitely not fancy; the apartment is in a street with a lot of prostitutes, an enormous sex shop, drug dealers and an addiction daycare center for women
To summarize, we had an amazing time. We would definitively go back for a long weekend but not for a longer stay.
For up to a week stay: 5/5
For more than a week stay: 4/5
For remote working: 2/5