Silvia and Michael were unbelievable hosts! We were the first guests for their newly and totally renovated vacation rental.

APARTMENT: Brand new appliances, superfast Wifi (30Mb down / 6Mb up), and a great layout: 2 bedrooms+living room+bathroom+kitchen. There is a large queen size bed in one bedroom, and a full size bed (double) in the smaller bedroom. The large bed even comes with recliner and height controls individually for each side of the bed. Lots of small details were taken care of including hair dryer, iron+ironing board, plenty of linens, furnished kitchen, toaster, convection microwave oven, and even a spare jacket since the weather was so cold! Michael is an antiques dealer, and together they have furnished this very quiet and sunny apartment with great taste and tremendous thought.

SERVICE: We were in town for a convention at Messe Berlin (which is only a 5 minute taxi ride or 1-2 stops on the subway depending on which entrance you need), and they went out of their way to help us with directions to the venue, nearby copy centers, and gyms. Our lovely hosts even provided a laser printer. Before we arrived, Silvia and Michael purchased breakfast items, sparkling water and fresh flowers for us. They offered to show us around town if we liked, which we would have loved to do had we not been so busy with the convention.

LOCATION: The location in West End is excellent in an upscale neighborhood - within literally 1 block radius you have a U-bahn subway stop (Neu West End), 2 markets, sandwich shop, gas station, bakery, electronics shop, mobile sim card dealer, and more. There is plenty of parking on the street, and the neighborhood felt very safe day and night. The Turkish ambassador's home is right around the corner with plenty of security so nothing to worry about in this area.

RECOMMENDATION: Having stayed in many vacation rentals before, this place is fantastic on all fronts from decore to service to location. If you need an alternative to a hotel nearby to the Messe convention center or International Congress Centrum (ICC), this place cannot be beat. We highly recommend this great apartment!