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Founder & Operations
Fabian Streckfuß
Keeps everything running behind the scenes, from check-in to the owner report. What he promises, he delivers, calmly and without much fuss.
fabian@loftly.deFor Owners · Partnership
Your apartment, in the right hands.
We run Berlin apartments as hosts: personal, transparent, and with a well-rehearsed team behind us. Get to know us before you sign anything.
§ 01 · Ethos
We are not Airbnb. We are hosts.
Four things that set us apart from typical property management.
We run our own
We don't just manage other people's apartments, we operate our own. Whatever we recommend to you, we practise every day in our own Berlin apartments.
Hospitality is our craft
We come from hotels and gastronomy. Welcoming guests well is our profession, not an algorithm. And your property benefits from it every day.
References you can visit
Our apartments are in Friedrichshain, Charlottenburg, Kreuzberg and Mitte. See every single one before you decide.
Transparency instead of fine print
Every month you see what guests pay, what we deliver and what reaches you. And nothing goes into the contract that we haven't explained to you first.
§ 02 · The people
Behind Loftly are two people.
No management corporation, no fund, just two hosts you can always reach.
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Founder & Host
Kerim Ay
Comes from hospitality and measures every apartment by one question: would he live here himself? He holds the same standard for owners.
kerim@loftly.de§ 03 · Working together
Three ways to work together.
No off-the-shelf model: together we find what fits you and your property, and talk openly about every term.
01
Management
We run your apartment for you. You remain owner and landlord; we handle guests, pricing, cleaning and accounting, in return for a transparent share. Every month you see exactly what your apartment earned.
A transparent share, accounted for clearly, every single month.
02
Lease
We rent your space long-term at a fixed rent. You get predictable income on a fixed date, and a tenant who cares for your property as if it were their own.
Fixed rent on a fixed date, predictable across the entire term.
03
Partnership
An individual model we develop together: for example a fixed base plus a revenue share, or joint project development. Makes sense for larger spaces and special properties.
Developed individually. Terms are discussed in person.
Whichever model you choose: your statement stays fully traceable, item by item. What that looks like in practice is shown by the monthly report in the process section.
§ 04 · Security
Your property stays on the safe side.
Legality, rent, condition: the three worries every owner has first, taken seriously before you even voice them.
Rented out legally and cleanly
Short-term rental in Berlin is regulated, and that is a good thing. Registration, permits and reporting duties are part of our operation: we only run properties that are set up cleanly, and we take care of the official paperwork.
Rent on a fixed date
In the lease model your rent arrives on time, regardless of how well the month was booked. And you know who your tenant is: two hosts with names and faces, not an anonymous special-purpose entity.
Insured and documented
Guest screening, deposits and insurance cover are part of every stay. We record the condition of your apartment at handover and regularly after that. If something does happen, we settle it, and you read about it in the report.
§ 05 · Process
From first call to first guest.
No project that drags on: for a move-in-ready apartment, two to four weeks usually pass between the first conversation and the first guest.
- 01
Getting to know each other
We look at your apartment, listen to what you have in mind, and tell you honestly whether it fits.
- 02
Assessment
You receive a clear recommendation: which model fits your property and which terms apply. Everything is in writing before you sign.
- 03
Furnishing
We furnish, photograph and put the listings online. Your apartment becomes bookable without you lifting a finger.
- 04
Operation
From the first guest on, we handle everything: bookings, welcome, cleaning, maintenance. And every month your report arrives.
§ 06 · Search profile
What we are looking for.
We grow in Berlin deliberately, property by property, and only where a place can legally operate as guest accommodation.
Residential & apartment buildings
Individual apartments or entire apartment buildings in good locations that are suitable for serviced-apartment operation. Move-in ready or with potential: on request, we plan and organise the furnishing and equipment completely.
Office space & mixed-use buildings
Whole office complexes for conversion, as well as mixed-use buildings with a commercial share. We bring the concept, architects and permitting experience.
Existing accommodation businesses
Serviced apartments, boarding houses or similar commercial accommodation businesses already in operation, where we take over running the business.
What matters most to us is always the legal eligibility as a guest-accommodation business: we check that first, before we talk about anything else. Something in between? Reach out anyway: most properties are more individual than they look at first glance.
§ 07 · Execution
From concept to opening.
When your property needs more than furniture: an experienced team of architects and construction partners carries conversion and change of use, without friction between trades.
Your property, your value
The conversion is the owner's investment, and that is a good thing: it remains your property, and every investment increases its value.
What we bring
Loftly contributes the concept, the furnishing plan and the complete operation, from floor-plan idea to the first guest.
Clear roles, cleanly settled
Who carries what is fixed in the contract from day one. No hidden costs, no grey areas.
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Non-binding. We find out together whether it fits.
§ 08 · Questions
What owners ask us first.
The questions that come up in almost every first conversation, answered openly.
In the management model you pay a transparent share of revenue. In the lease model nothing, because there we pay you rent. One-off investments such as a conversion sit with the owner and increase your property's value; we contribute the concept, furnishing plan and operation. All numbers are fixed before signing. There are no hidden costs.
During operation, responsibility sits with us. Every stay is covered by a deposit and insurance, and we document the condition of your apartment continuously. If something does break, we commission the repair and recover the costs from whoever caused it, not from you.
Yes, and refreshingly uncomplicated in our case: we work exclusively with commercial units, such as vacant offices or retail spaces, not classic residential space. That means Berlin's residential-use restriction (Zweckentfremdungsverbot) never comes into play for us in the first place. Before the first guest moves in, we still assess your property's starting position and handle the ongoing reporting duties. You won't have to set foot in an office.
A management contract, a long-term lease at a fixed rent, or an individually developed partnership model. Terms are agreed per property. We think long-term but never push. Every contract is written so you can understand it without a lawyer.
Then we talk, and we talk early. Terms and exit windows are in the contract from day one, and there are no hidden renewal clauses with us. If you sell, the running operation can even help: a well-kept apartment with clean accounts shows every buyer what the property can do.
We integrate existing furniture where it fits the concept, and complete the rest from our own furnishing concept. Ongoing maintenance is part of the operation: small repairs are handled directly by our network of tradespeople, larger ones we agree with you first. Compared to a classic long-term rental, we simply see your property far more often: professional cleaning happens several times a week, and its condition is checked continuously. Small defects surface early, before they turn into bigger ones, and we keep a permanent eye on furniture and equipment too.
Our guests include business travellers and project workers, families, international visitors, medical visitors to the nearby hospitals, and longer-stay guests. However different the reasons for their stay, one rule applies to every guest alike: they agree to our house rules at the time of booking.
Every guest agrees to our house rules when booking, and we enforce them: quiet hours are binding, and parties are ruled out entirely. If a noise complaint comes in from the neighbourhood, we act on it immediately, not the next day. Neighbours and owners alike can always reach us in person for this. A good, long-term relationship with the building community matters to us, because that's what protects your property best over time.
§ 09 · Contact
Let's talk.
Tell us briefly about your property. We'll get back to you within 24 hours, non-binding and without a sales pitch.