This was my first disappointing AirBnB stay. I stayed at Ute's place for six weeks during an internship I undertook in Berlin. First of all, the location and the room itself are great - very central in a beautiful part of Berlin, and the room is small but cozy and definitely has enough space for one person.
However, I was very taken aback by the fact that two more people lived in the flat and used the common spaces even though this wasn't mentioned in the listing. Reason enough to request a refund within 24 hours of check in, which is what I realised when it was already too late. Midway through my stay, unannounced construction work took place in the bathroom I was sharing with the host and one of the other tenant. The reparations took two days during which I had to use the other tenant's bathroom downstairs, which she clearly didn't want and made very clear to me by telling me in the rudest way possible she "wasn't my cleaning lady" after she found a hair on the floor. The host noticed our confrontation yet didn't feel the need to mediate.
Moreover, the level of noise nuisance was incredible. I usually fall asleep easily but not at this place. Ute's son, who lives in the same house, regularly played techno music on such a high volume it was very disturbing even with closed windows. The noise disturbance would sometimes last until 1am even on weekdays, meaning I would get very little sleep when I had to get up at 6am the next morning. He also threw some type of parties or get-togethers with friends in the courtyard which caused noise disturbance as well. I complained about it to Ute which made her ask her son to simply close the window while he played his music - it obviously didn't help much, he should've been asked to generally stop playing loud music after 10pm. In general the walls of the flat are very thin (not a great experience hearing your host having sex in the room next door while you're cooking your dinner in the kitchen) and the door to the AirBnB room is partially glazed and let's in a lot of light from the hallway. From the bedroom space, you can clearly hear people stomping up and down the staircase until very late at night.
All in all, I definitely would not book this AirBnB again. For a short stay of one or two nights it might be fine, but living there for six weeks I did not feel comfortable.