It’s unfortunate that I have to write a negative review for this apartment. My friends and I stayed here for about 4 months while studying abroad in Berlin. It was a good place for us to call home during this time, but if you are thinking about staying here, I would recommend against it. The location is great, and it is relatively cheap for the neighborhood it’s in, but that’s the only good thing about this apartment. It is old and dirty and something new broke every single week. While we were there, we had to deal with a broken shower head, shower curtain rod, vacuum, laundry machine, door handles, running water, lights, and more that I can’t even think of right now. On top of that, the elevator was broken for two weeks and during the last three weeks of our stay there was construction in the hallways from 9am-5pm 6 days per week. It was so loud we could barely be inside our own apartment during the day. Our host refunded us a couple hundred euros for the inconvenience but this did not help with the fact that we could not be in our own home for almost a month due to drilling noises above our heads and in the hallway!! I would have been much nicer in our review had Heinz not had the audacity to request us almost $200 for “cleaning” after our stay. He cited dirt/rust on the toilet, fridge, and kitchen floor that was already there when we arrived (how could a toilet bowl rust in only 4 months and why would that be our responsibility?!). He also cited a photo of dust that he claimed to be “pet hair.” I wish you could see this photo because it is so clearly dust from under one of the beds. I also messaged Heinz before we left to ask for specific instructions for how to leave the apartment and even contacted the housing office that he employs to manage his apartments when he failed to respond and received no direction whatsoever. My last five or so messages to Heinz about pressing matters received no reply. If you’ve actually read to the end of this review: congrats! And DO NOT stay here!