We enjoyed Nina's apartment more than any other we've stayed in. So many rental properties are visually sterile with the bare minimum, or none at all of the characteristics making the difference between a furnished space and a home. Nina's is not like that, we thought it totally delightful. To check in we met Nina at the property and this too we much appreciated and enjoyed, we felt we'd made a new friend and there was none of the anxiety of wondering whether the lock-box would be found as easily as claimed or had idiosyncracies making it difficult to open. The apartment is accessed from the "innenhof" or inner courtyard totally contained by the surrounding buildings, and we were amazed by how quiet it is. A great holiday begins with a good bed and here again we were very happy, this one not too soft, not too hard but we were there in early September and there were a few nights when we were too hot. Nina provides lots of information about the neighbourhood and its restaurants, which we found totally reliable....and we did enjoy the eating out, all of it within walking distance. We tend to cook at home two nights out of three so a well appointed kitchen is important to us and we found the apartment well supplied with everything we needed although there is no microwave. Re accessing the city, the U-bahn is only 5 minute's walk away, running very frequently, every 5 minutes or so, and the concerts we enjoyed were only a couple of stops away. Prior to booking we had forgott