Absolutely incredible experience staying at Verda's place! She is super warm & kind, thorough, quick to respond, and made me feel truly at home.
The location is unbeatable -- the M10 tram stop is just outside the doorstep -- ~10 mins journey to Alexanderplatz and 20 mins to anywhere else I needed to be in the city. The apartment interior was super stylish, like out of a magazine... cute and clean, with great wifi, and a dishwasher and washing machine that came in handy for my long stay!
The neighborhood blew me away -- cosmopolitan and charming, lots of history, cobblestone streets, grocery stores, bodegas, 24/7 falafel/döner spots, top bakeries, every cuisine you can imagine (loads of vegan stuff!), and super safe with lots of families. Farmers' Market on Sundays at Mauerpark. It was like a combination of NYC's West Village and Park Slope.
As a nice touch, Verda left a great list of local recs, plus a wine bottle! I'll def stay here in the future and cannot recommend her spot enough.