Karsten’s place is beautifully decorated, with nice high ceilings and huge windows. No A/C but a fan was supplied and with the windows open it was pretty cool. It was mostly clean, and had all of the essentials, plus coffee/tea. The one thing that may be a problem for some people is the noise. People outside were very loud (yelling, loud music, racing cars down the road) until 1 am some nights and then some sort of machine (maybe a street sweeper?) goes by early in the morning. We are heavier sleepers so the sound didn’t bother us too much but at times it was SO loud we couldn’t help but laugh. Location is very close to Marienplatz, Haufbanhof, and the Ubahn. Karsten responsed to my messages in a very timely manner. Additionally, the apartment did have a stove/oven, dishwasher, and a washer/dryer which was very nice to have.