Adrian is very nice to communicate with. Unfortunately he was not in town when we arrived and we would be welcomed by friend Hendrik. When we arrived exactly in time, Hendrik wasn't there and he didn't respond on our textmessages. After half an hour we contacted Adrian. Hendrik called finally and explained that he had mistaken the day of arrival and that he wasn't in town. After a lot of apologies he offered to book a night in de Park Inn on Alexanderplatz and that he would pay the stay and meet us the other day. The next day we met Hendrik and everything worked out as promised. When he had left the apartment though we found a pile of stinking dirty towels in the bathroom and stinking moldy dishes in the dishwasher. So we washed the towels, cleaned the dishes, (also toilet and some other things). After a week of "touring" through Germany we than finally could enjoy our own space, privacy and luxioury here. We had "lost" about one and a half day.
Since 2003 we visit Berlin every year, so we do not really miss anything if we lose one or two days, but when you are in Berlin for the first time it is really terrible when you arrive like this. We let Adrian know about this unfortunate welcoming. He did not know his housecleaner was ill and that she did not finish the cleaning. He again apologised, but left no offer for (financial) compensation.
However: the apartment is the best apartment in Berlin we have ever stayed in. It is spacious, great furniture, great bed and a very nice balcony in the lovely neighbourhood of Prenzlauer Berg. We just had the misfortune of a lack of attention when we arrived. It could have been perfect.