Really quirky apartment in a beautiful part of Berlin. Lots of little cafes and family own restaurants. The M4 runs to alexanderplatz 24-7 so transport is no issue. The apartment is on a quiet street so was a great place to relax after a busy day being tourists. The apartment was well equipped. I was disappointed in the bed but was aware that it was a fold down from the info on Airbnb. I think I now realise having a separate bedroom and more pillows is an important aspect for me but like I mentioned this was not the hosts issue.
The only downside to the trip was feeling like children during checkin with all the rules and regulations (which we were already aware of). Although we are both young we have used Airbnb frequently and consider ourselves as very respectful. We were aware of the no shoe policy however we didn’t realise we had to take the shoes off before entering the apartment.
Honestly a lovely stay but I think I prefer a more relaxed atmosphere and less worry about not meeting the hosts standards. Although we payed for cleaning I felt that we would be judged if we didn’t clean the apartment to such a standard. But that defeats the point of paying for cleaning.
As well as this there was an issue with the language barrier which caused some confusion the night before we left. I felt as though Barbara thought I was an idiot for asking if I should keep the door ‘open’ - open to people from Britain does not mean to physically keep the door open but to instead keep unlocked. Again I think this was a misunderstanding but I don’t see how anyone would keep a door wide open when leaving the apartment. I just found the manner of the host and the wording of the texts and messages about this to be really blunt and somewhat insulting.
BUT BERLIN IS AMAZING AND EVERYONE SHOULD VISIT THIS BEAUTIFUL CITY!
And Barbara your apartment is truly lovely!