We rented Grit's flat for our daughter who was interning with a fashion designer for a couple of months. I traveled over with my daughter and stayed with her for a few days. My first impressions of the flat were that it was very clean, nicely decorated and everything worked. I really special touch was the basic food items that were e.g. milk, butter, juice, muffins and jam. How lovely not to have to think about going out to get food supplies as soon as you arrive. Not that that was a problem because there were a couple of supermarkets close by and plenty of other little shops and restaurants. Having the U and S bahns so close by was great for my daughter to get into the studio. My daughter had no problems whilst she was there, the area was quiet and she felt safe on her own. The neighbour upstairs who did the key handover was really helpful. It was also nice that Grit checked my daughter was settling in ok. Previous reviews have mentioned about the music from the next door neighbour. The building is old but in a quiet street for a city. Yes you can hear music during the day but not early morning it is someone working so it stops in the evenings and weekends. It was no bother for my daughter as she was out in the day anyway. You will always get some noise in flats and in cities where people live so close to each other. She was not kept awake at night by parties and noise which is very unusual in a place like this. There were no problems with the neighbours at all. The area itself reminds me of East London but less people and more space. There are some lovely little Turkish restaurants nearby and a great little Vietnamese restaurant too. I can highly recommend this flat and Grit as a host.