This apartment is huge! While the photos online are nice, I found it even more impressive in real life – the ceiling-height is immense. We (two adults and two five-year-old children) loved staying here and having so much space. It is on the third floor without an elevator, and given the height of the ceilings, that does feel like a long walk up, but it's worth it.

As we were first-time visitors to Berlin, it took a little bit to get our head around this neighbourhood – my impression now is that its situated in a quieter stretch of Mitte but provides you with great access to many interesting places within walking distance, or if you prefer, a short train ride. And there are plenty of public transport options within minutes walk.

In this quieter (yet urban/built up) part of the neighbourhood is the Volksbühne theatre and a great looking old cinema. There is an amazing vegan restaurant called SOY (which our Berlin friends would travel to from Kreuzberg to eat at); we thought the Vietnamese directly across the road was really good; there's great coffee just a few doors away at Type Hype (and if you're a design or type-nerd, that place is really worth a visit).

Prenzlauer Berg is three minutes walk to your north, where there are great playgrounds (including Abenteuerlicher Bauspielplatz, Kolle 37), REWE/bio supermarkets, coffee and second hand clothing stores. A slightly longer walk takes you over to Rosenthaler Platz, where there is a bit more bustle. And just minutes walk away is Alexanderplatz and two other U-Bahn options – so public transport is really great. One of the U-Bahns nearby will take you directly to Kreuzberg within 10-15 minutes, or head to Alex and you can get wherever else you want to. We also did a lot of walking from the apartment, maybe 25 minutes walk to Brandenburg gate, etc.

Great heating, good wifi, the entire apartment and kitchen is well equipped. Highly recommend.