Arne & Ute's apartment in Berlin is absolutely beautiful. We only had two issues: - The clothes dryer is a bit difficult or slow on drying but washing clothes is fine and they provide a drying rack which helped. The easiest way for was was to wash using "C + 15° + Start" and to dry using "2 + 95min + Start". Typically this would leave the clothes slightly damp which we would then hang our nicer clothes and run the rest on a second dry cycle. - The wifi service did not really suit my needs with working from the apartment. For work I provide IT support and need a fast speed with low latency in order to remotely connect to customer systems. The internet was only usable for basic internet access. Arne was very helpful and even one of his IT friends came by to see if we could make it work. I ended up renting an office in the building right next store from "House of Clouds" which was very affordable and allowed me to do my work. It was also nice as it kept me from disturbing my family since I had to work until late at night during our trip. Aside from these two issues, the apartment was incredible. The surrounding area has everything you could need. In addition everything is close - but not too close. You are two blocks from where the action starts - which is good as most people want peace and quiet when they sleep. There are many neat little shops all around - small Edeka grocery store one block away and a bigger REWE two block in the other direction. Our favorite places to eat was a Kebab shop on the corner across from the REWE and Toni's Vietnamese about 4 block past the REWE. There are S and U Bahn stations about 4/5 blocks away which makes getting around a breeze. Big time shoppers are only 4 stops away from Kurfürstendamm via the U Bahn. My wife also wanted me to mention the shop "Nuts & Co" which is about 1 block past the REWE. They have every kind of fresh roasted nuts, seeds, and other little snacks. Lastly, both Arne and Ute were wonderful and friendly hosts. Somebody earlier posted about the door between the apartments. Basically it is two completely different apartments each with a "back door" connecting them together. There is a doorbell that way if you need help you can ring them. Since the apartment is 6 floors with no elevator nobody would want to walk 6 flights down, then back up and then to go back just to get back home. We stayed with Arne and Ute for one month with our teenage daughter. There was nothing awkward or uncomfortable with the connecting door which also is a heavy security door. You do not have to worry or even give it a second thought. We enjoyed our stay with Arne and Ute and...