WARNING: NO WIFI
This apartment claims it’s for students and working people, but the maximum download speed we received was 0.3Mbps, under the minimum legal requirement in Germany. When we tried to offer to pay for better wifi, though it is truly the host’s responsibility to pay for wifi, we were told it’s the “reality of wifi in Germany”. however, most of the cafes and restaurants around the apartment had better wifi than the apartment. Elena is just cheap.
Fully equipped? Not even close.
This apartment was like an apartment where you paid someone under minimum wage to rapidly stock an apartment with the cheapest items possible in IKEA. Nothing works like it should, the kettle is disgusting, the pots aren’t just not non-stick, but ultra sticky. just like the wifi that is not possibly used for 4 working adults, the kitchen is not ready to prepare meals for 4 adults.
The ‘master bedroom’ has a double bed, but only single blankets. First time In my life we’ve had to use two single blankets on a double bed in an apartment charging >100€/day
Shower is disgusting and impossible to keep clean. The options are high pressure and freezing or Ok temperature with no pressure at all.
Good location, large apartment, but considering she is charging 100€/day, Elena could be much more honest with what she provides guests. this is clearly an investment property for Elena, and it feels like one. Do not expect any of the comforts you’d find in a home, or in an investment property by someone who cares even a little tiny bit about their guests. Elena also forces guests to stay for a month, while charging more than 3x the fair rent in Berlin.