There was complimentary fruit, beer, chocolate, and coffee, lots of leaflets about things to do and places to visit. Our host's daughter met us at the apartment, welcomed us and showed us around. She urged us to contact the host at any time during our stay if we had any questions.

The apartment was clean and very tastefully decorated. It was in a quiet, residential area, but close to restaurants and supermarkets, and very close to trams and the overground train: very efficient public transport into the centre of Berlin.