I stayed at Alex's place for about 11 days in late December-early January with my partner and our experience was great. The place is as advertised, conveniently located in East Berlin and very close to public transport (both the tram and the U-Bahn lines are a stone's throw away), and big enough for 2 people. Alex was lovely and a pleasure to communicate with, going above and beyond to ensure our check-in was smooth upon our arrival even if he had no Internet (he provided me with his mobile phone number).
A couple of pointers on the place
LOCATION
- Don't trust Google Maps, the apartment is located next door to the Landsberger Allee/Petersburger Str. tram stop. Number 5 and/or 6 will get you directly to Alexander Platz, while no. 10 will take you to Freidrichshein (great restaurants and bars) and all the way to the East Side Gallery, or further into Berlin if going the other way round. The Landsberger Allee U-Bahn station is also quite close.
- There is a REWE (very big supermarket) on the crossroad with the tram lines, a BioMarkt about 10 minutes away by foot and smaller supermarkets all over the place. Shopping won't be a problem.
THE PLACE
- The mattress is comfortable, the place has 3 big windows you can open if the heating gets a bit too much (it's centrally timed but you can turn the heaters up or down) and there is definitely enough room for 2 people.
- The kitchen is well equipped. I wouldn't go as far as to say it's got everything you need for baking, too (as someone else suggested), but you won't struggle to cook at all. Plenty of good-quality pots and pans, plates, glasses, cups and cutlery.
- The apartment is on the 5th floor of a big apartment block (there's a lift).
Overall, it was a very pleasant stay!