We are a family of 5 and we stayed in Tatiana's apartment for 5 weeks in the spring of 2022. It is a wonderful place for a family, and in spite of it being a little pricey for the 5 of us, it was worth it in so many ways. We only wish we could have stayed longer!
It is a beautiful "Altbau" old style apartment that has been upgraded with plenty of electrical outlets, beautiful refurbished floors, new windows on one side (and charming original ones on the other,) as well as other modern touches. We especially liked the big open kitchen/dining space (instead of the typical tiny boxed-in kitchens.) Our kids enjoyed all of the toys, games, books, etc. that were available, and we all especially loved the enclosed back courtyard where the kids could safely play.
We loved the location! We enjoyed being a little outside the busier areas of Berlin, and still having great access to all of it with lots of public transit options - SBahn, buses, etc. Within walking distance are great restaurants (we highly recommend Il Gusto near Holenzollerndamm SBahn station!), bakery, grocery stores, and playgrounds. It really is a perfect peaceful family neighborhood. The way the apartment is situated, noise from the Autobahn and Sbahn is very minimal, (VERY qiuet with the nice new windows closed,) and you don't even hear it from the bedrooms because they face the internal courtyard.
There is a large bedroom with a king-sized bed (two separate matresses as is the style here,) and there was plenty of room for the extra twin-size quite comfortable cot for our 7-year old to share the room with us. The small bedroom with one twin bed was perfect for one child. Our third child slept comfortably on the sofa bed in the living room. There was an extra mattress set available and plenty of space to put it in the living room had we chosen to have two kids share that room. The tall ceilings and many windows make the apartment feel very spacious, and with the two desks and large kitchen table there was plenty of space for school work, family games, etc.
At the time we were there, the TV didn't work, but I believe this is being addressed, and Tatiana was very responsive to issues with the wi-fi and once fixed, we had no problems.
Note: The apartment is up one flight of stairs with no elevator access.
Georg was our local point-person for for check-in and anything that arose during our stay. He was very kind and accommodating. Tatiana is very prompt and responsive in her communication, and a gracious host.
We are so grateful to have been able to find such a lovely place to stay in Berlin -
we highly recommend this apartment and hope to return again on our next trip to Europe!
Thank you, Tatiana & Georg!