This was our first experience with AirBnB, and it could not have gone any smoother, thanks to the diligent efforts of our host Roi and his beautiful apartment. From the first day of searching to the final goodbye, it went without a hitch.
Roi was gracious, immediately attentive to al of our initial questions during the search, and applied no pressure during the search process. He rapidly provided complete answers to our questions, enabling us to make the decision in confidence. During our stay, he contacted us on the earlier leg of our journey to assure us that we would be met on arrival, and he did just that. He gave us a tour, unrushed, listening to all of our concerns and questions, and offered to provide us with any local information we needed. He checked in via email on several occasions during our week stay, and was willing to help out in any way possible, even though this was a Big Event weekend in Berlin, and we are sure he had other plans of his own.
The place met our expectations based on the photos in the listing and the descriptions on the app. It is beautifully appointed and very well-maintained. It is on the ground floor, which worried us a bit about possible noise problems, but it was one of the quietus places we have ever stayed in our world travels. The black-out blinds were phenomenal, given the late night /late sleeping pattern of life in the Schoenberg district. We never heard any sounds from neighbors or the street. The location, one block from Wittenbergplatz Ubahn station, two blocks from KaDaWe and right around the corner from the heart of the gay district was extremely convenient.
The bathroom and kitchen are totally state-of-the-art, and we were able to use the large screen TV for our music and films with the use of AirPlay on our iPads without difficulty. The apartment is small, however, since it has one room with small kitchen and bathroom, but no separate sitting area, so if two people are using it they will always be together. There is a very nice sauna built in to the room, and a gas fireplace, but due to the summer heat, we did not use these - they would be nice in the winter. The washer drier combo was FANTASTIC!
Overall, we could not have been more pleased with the experience, and are very thankful to Roi for his friendly and helpful attitude