This is not a flat but a very clean, very small space that has been turned into an AIrbnb space. No air conditioning in a one room flat with mezzanine which accommodates an extra bed, but in such unbelievable temperatures (but that’s not their fault) air conditioning is a factor. Cooking facilities don’t work properly. There is a problem with electricity and too many sources plugged in will blow the fuse so cooking you can forget, kettle and even fridge is not easy.
It is a very clean, very small nice space if all you want is a place to sleep (which I did so despite this review I was not unhappy) but as a fellow host of many years I can’t stand it if you think you’re renting a flat and in fact it’s a former cupboard. Believe me this was never a flat not even in communist East Germany and I know something about that having had a flat in a Berlin for 30 years.
My last gripe is that Katrin is not the owner. She says ‘I have many flats in Berlin!’ Sure she does. She is a front person for someone else or a company. Now on the one hand there is nothing wrong with that (does it matter who owns the flat) but on the other hand, there is. It’s a lie. It’s not Katrin who owns it and so it’s a space being used commercially on the Airbnb website. Again that’s not necessarily a bad thing but I’d prefer if the owners were honest. So Airbnb can be a great thing (and I had generally great hosting experiences) but don’t think you always get what you think you’re getting.