TOP LOCATION directly on the water in New Venice

Good location, close to forest and bush walks, 12 minute walk to bus station and short bus ride to Rahnsdorf train station. About 35 minutes train ride to Hauptbahnhof Central. 15 minutes walk to small shopping centre, with two supermarkets, pub with good meals and two other restaurants. Facilities generally OK, good TV services and wifi. No dishwasher. Suitable for couple and two children or two couples. Third bedroom above kitchen has very low ceiling and too hot when the fire is on for heating. Owner lives above, so there was occasional noise but not too intrusive. Worst aspect was the bore water - unpleasant to drink. We ended up buying bottled water from the nearby supermarket. Bottled water prices are surprisingly cheap there, with bottle return deposit.

False listing Information or purposefully not given until you see at arrival. We have stayed in several houses on or Germany trip- and by far this is the WORST house! I am a native GERMAN and was embarrassed by the quality, hospitality and cleanliness. Important: Read previous reviews carefully about water quality, cleanliness and equipment available and terrible beds etc. ALL true!! At arrival- 5 pm- the property was not ready! We had to wait to get access. It is clearly a property for profit only- there are at least 4 different tenants on the same lot! A permanent tenant right next door in same building plus owners live upstairs! Another bungalow on the lot with tenants as well! All using small yard together. No privacy! This property uses the same shared entrance with owners- doors and walls “self- installed” thin plywood!!! You hear owners arguing upstairs, every toilet flush and doors closing etc. The beds are terrible mattresses- soft, uncomfortable and worn down! The couch is broken. It states that it is wheelchair accessible- not at all! Stairs, steps, bumps, gaps throughout the house inside and to patio or front door! It states that it has a washing machine and dryer- NO dryer! I was told not to use the washing machine- as the septic tank was full! The washing machine is in the entry area- and a community machine used by ALL! I can’t even start to tell you about the awful smell throughout the house - the septic tank is right in front of the ONLY bedroom window! With every shower, toilet flush the tank was fuller, smellier and it was not emptied until 3 days later!! Now let’s get started about the water- the water quality is terrible- smells like you shower with rotten eggs- you can’t brush teeth with it or cook coffee, no do you want to shower with it! The owner will tell you it is fine to use, but it is unbearable even with his so told ”newer” drilled well. The property has clean city water access- but owner refuses to pay for water access! The apartment is not well equipped- as an example we had 4 forks, 5 knives, or basic usually given sugar, pepper or salt shaker not available for use! There is a BBQ to use- but every lighter/ match even BBQ tools are by owners response ”tenants responsibility”, which means you need to pack your own lighter, thongs and spatulas! Ridiculous! Owner promised a 2 seater kayak- but was never made available to us. Beds in loft UNSAFE for kids. Owner Is confrontational.. And more

First of all , the owner is very friendly and helpfull. The house is big and the kids really liked it. We really enjoied our stay there. Thanks a lot Trosten