Maria's place is so beautiful, peaceful and very special. I was able to totally relax and completely destress in her place. The apartment is situated in a very clean and beautiful, family-friendly neighborhood of Berlin called Friedenau. Her apartment is within minutes walk of the Bundesplatz subway stop, so one can easily get to any part of the busier parts of Berlin, including Kurfurstendamm Strasse with its gorgeous haute couture stores (the Berlin subway system is very easy to use and comfortably warm in the winter). Rudesheimer Platz is an easy 5 min from her apartment and has an excellent Bio Company supermarket (which takes US credit cards), as well as many friendly shops and bakeries all around, including a wonderful tea shop (Gabriele Joachim Teehaus), and ATM machines. Maria's apartment is cozy and comfortable, uncluttered and perfect with a very nice kitchen, bath and piano (all the essentials :) I felt so lucky to have found it and was very happy that Maria was able to accommodate me on such short notice. I also appreciated that Maria responded quickly and efficiently to any questions I had. This place was, I think, one of the nicest AirBnb's that I've stayed at. Highly recommend.