This is a nice spacious flat (in fact, much larger than the photos make it seem) and had all the amenities we needed. It is in the back courtyard of the building which means that you don't hear the road at all but also you don't get much direct sunlight. However, Stella has done a really lovely job of decorating the flat and we felt right at home. Stella herself was a very helpful host - we had good communication with her and there was no problem for her to meet us off quite a late flight which we greatly appreciated.

On a map the flat does not look like it has a great position, but this is deceptive. Although the flat is somewhat outside the centre, it is very well connected to public transport. The M4 tram has a stop directly outside the building and takes you straight to Alexanderplatz and Hackescher Markt (directly opposite Museum Island). The Greifswalder Strasse station a few minutes walk down the street is on the Ring Bahn line, so you can travel very long distances very quickly (a real plus in a city as spread out as Berlin) - for example, even somewhere as far away as Potsdam was only an hour on the train. The station also has connections to both Schoenefeld and Tegel airports which take 45 minutes or less. The area immediately around the flat is not terribly exciting, but the nicest parts of Prenzlauer Berg (lots of restaurants, cafes, bars, parks) are easily reached on trams or bikes and on foot are about 15 minutes walk away.