Love Loft
by James Glazebrook
As in, we love our loft. Don’t worry, we don’t call our new apartment the Love Loft, in an MTV Cribs “this is where the magic happens” kind of way. In fact, sharing one room with two cats 24/7 pretty much guarantees that NOTHING happens here. Aaaanyway… here’s where we’re going to be living, for at least the next two and a bit months: a converted printing fabrik in the heart of gritty Kreuzberg 36. It may be deeply impractical – we could do with some walls, more curtains and a bathroom bigger than an upright coffin – but it’s a great “space” in which to work and hang out, hipster-dickhead-style. And we love it.
Did you find your sublet on Craigslist or something similar? Or was it through a short term rental agency?
We did the Craigslist route the first time around, with not much luck. We’re looking to come back soon, and hope to sublet for a month until we get our feet on the ground….Any advice would be great
Hi Leigh,
Yeah we found it through Craigslist. In fact, that’s where we found every sublet we’ve stayed in (I think, three in total) – it seems to be the place most Berliners go to advertise their flats.
Alternatively, you could try and find a holiday apartment and see if you could get a good rate for staying there a few weeks. Would be more expensive, but you’d avoid the pitfalls of subletting – see http://www.uberlin.co.uk/the-dummkopfs-guide-to-subletting/
I’ll let you know if we hear of anything. What areas are you looking in?
Ha! I’d be more than happy to be a hipster dickhead if I could live somewhere like this!
Goodness, I need to see more of this guys. Reveal your coffin bathroom, I demand!
ihr seid so geil……
es ist alles eine Fassade! (p.s that was from google translate so if I’ve just swore at you or insulted you then that was not my intention!)