wonderful Villa with heated pool 24° - Sauna - hot Tub 39° - Berlin City 30 min

Our group of 15 adults and teenagers spent a pleasant week here in late July. The house is located in a quiet neighborhood in the small town of Schöneiche about an hour from the Berlin city center. Bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchen were well equipped for a group this size, and the pool, hot tub, sauna and trampoline were much appreciated.

Why does the house not get five stars? It lacks some things that are standard in other vacation rentals in this price class, and that were especially missed by those of us who came from the US and couldn’t bring a complete household in our suitcases.

--Most and foremost: the house does not have a washer, dryer, or even a laundry rack. There is also no laundromat in town. Thus we found ourselves washing clothes in the sink and trying to find places to dry them – which doesn't really feel like a luxury vacation.

--Each guest was given only one towel for the whole week. The owner supplied us with more upon request, but it would have been nice to at least have a separate set of pool towels.

--It also would have been nice to have an iron, ironing board and hairdryer.

Some upstairs windows have no coverings, which was especially unpleasant in those rooms where the beds are directly under the skylights. The upstairs rooms also got very hot. Like most places in Germany, this house does not have AC. It also doesn’t have insect screens. This left us with the choice to sleep with open windows and be eaten alive by mosquitoes and little black flies, or to sleep in a sauna.

Last not least I want to point out that the FREE bicycles that to this day (October 15, 2012) are advertised in the header on HomeAway, as well as under the picture and on the “outside” amenities list, are neither free nor on the premises. They were delivered upon request (which is fine), and we were charged 4EUR bike/day. I see now in small print under “other charges” that bikes are 2EUR pp/day. This is still a nice service, but please change your misleading posting and honor the “free” part for those who make their reservations while you advertise the bikes as free.

Overall, this a beautiful house in a great location. With a some improvements it could be truly 5-star!

Sehr schöne Ausstattung- alles wunderbar in Ordnung. Es wird nichts versprochen was nicht auch gehalten werden kann. Unbedingt auch im Winter buchen -es hat sehr viel Spass gemacht.

Wir kommen als Familie oder vielleicht mit Freunden -aber auf jeden Fall wieder!

Gern wieder!

Alles was man zu einem wirlich schönen Urlaub benötigt.

Einen warmen Pool , schönes Badefaß ( das kannten wir noch nicht , super ) , die Sauna ,Tischtennis , Kickertisch und Abends Karten spielen am Kamin. sehr zu empfehlen.

Viele Grüße auch an Frau Hennig . Sie hat uns freundlich begrüßt .

Alles wie versprochen!!!