We very much enjoyed our stay here. It's on the ground floor which is great; easy to get in and out, and no lugging heavy suitcases up flights of stairs!
The area is very very quiet. Despite the fact that there's a hostel on the grounds, there was no noise at all. At night we could hear the S-bahn trains in the distance (very very soft), but that really is a testament to how quiet the entire neighbourhood is.
The place is between an S-bahn station and a U-bahn station, but we preferred commuting via the S-bahn cos it was closer (3 minute walk) and flat. U-bahn station was a 5 minute walk and at a slight incline from the station to the apartment, so if you have heavy suitcases, take the S-bahn. Initially we were a bit worried that we'd picked a place a bit too far from the city centre, but it really was not. The public transport system made it really easy to get around, and it was nice coming back to a quiet residential neighbourhood!
The apartment is huge, really huge. The pictures in the listing are accurate. After being cramped in one too many tiny hotel rooms, we loved the space – the hardwood floors, the high ceilings, the eclectic decor.
The place is very very clean. As someone who likes to walk around barefoot, I'm usually never satisfied with the cleanliness of the floors in most places. The floor here was spotless with no trace of dirt under my feet. Kudos to the cleaning team!
As other guests have pointed out, the kitchen is very basic, and relegated to a small back corner of the house. There is a stove, with pots and pans and cooking utensils. But there's no oven, and no microwave. We stayed five days and cooked two meals and it was enough for us, but anyone staying longer would probably find it too basic. Given the size of the place, it's a little disappointing because we could see so much potential for a good sized kitchen. But short of that, I think just adding one more appliance, perhaps a combination convection/microwave oven, would add a lot of value to the kitchen and aid in meal preparation/reheating leftovers.
Another thing that I didn't quite like was that the WC and the shower were far apart, and there was no door to the shower room. In fact the shower was next to the bed, which is a bit awkward if you're staying with friends or family instead of your partner. While I would prefer a physical door and partition, I think a quick fix for this would be just to place a curtain between the bed and the shower area.
I think with a few small tweaks this place could be the perfect place to stay in Berlin. Nevertheless, we had a fantastic stay as it was and would highly recommend this loft.