Brilliant Apartments

Eating

One of the best things about staying here is that you can mix up going out to eat, or staying in and self-catering. Everything has been thought of in the well-equipped kitchens, from a bread basket for your morning Brötchen (bread rolls) to champagne glasses if you have something to celebrate. And of course there’s everything in between, from pots and pans, decent crockery, water filter and a coffee maker. Most apartments have a table and chairs (Jade has high stools); all have a stove top with hobs, a decent-sized fridge and a microwave. There are supermarkets a short walk away where you can buy groceries - a few basics are provided (washing up liquid, salt, pepper, toilet paper), but you will have to stock up on most of the things you need.

However, the location of the apartments in one of Berlin’s main going-out areas makes it tempting to just eat out. The Oderberger Strasse and the nearby Kastanienallee are overflowing with restaurants, with the choice ranging from pizza to Greek, from Thai to Indian. For traditional German food we recommend Prater on the Kastanienallee, which has an enormous, very popular beer garden.

There are several cafés on the street that serve breakfast (a meal taken very seriously in Berlin). But if you don’t want to think in the morning, you can pre-order breakfast at the next-door Ostfee café. Bonanza Coffee Heroes, 2 doors down from the apartments in the other direction also does excellent coffee and croissants.