Nicolas's place was great! Very clean and easy to access. Lots of nice amenities and fairly spacious. There are several supermarkets and other stores nearby to buy food etc. and it's also easy to take the U-Bahn, ride a bike or walk along the river to get into the center of town. The only slight annoyance was that there's a martial arts gym in the same building and one morning when we were sleeping in we were woken up (at 9:30ish) by a some hitting noises which lasted for a while. Not super loud, just kind of annoying. Other than that, everything was great!