Paul3860
August 19, 2024
The hotel is located within walking distance of most of the main attractions in the city centre so made a great base for our four day city break. All the local transport networks if walking is not your thing are right on the doorstep as well. There is an entrance to the underground railway just outside the main entrance, tram stops immediately outside and a bit further down the road is one of the main overground railway stations so getting around is really easy from this hotel. When we arrived and checked in the reception area is dimly lit, calming, welcoming, clean and the staff are willing to help you by answering your questions and even provide you with a useful city map listing numerous places to visit during your stay. The room we stayed in (111) is what you would expect if you were on a few days city break type holiday and didn't want the whole five star treatment. We didn't want or need lavish surrounding with masses of open space between the bed and seating area. After all we would only be sleeping there as the rest of the time we would be out exploring Berlin! The decor is modern and clean with a full length mirror on one wall giving the illusion the room is bigger. Being on a busy main road we thought we would hear a lot of noise coming from outside. We didn't! The room is quiet, well sound proofed and only occasionally would we hear a siren going past. Other than that we heard nothing unless we had the window open. Another thing we liked was the fact that when the curtains were closed the room was pitch black. the blackout curtains really did their job unlike a lot of places we have stayed were the room during the summer months is bright by 5am. Well done with that! The bathroom is a decent size along with a shower that gives the the option of two shower heads. (No bath in this room.) Some bathrooms can come across as cramped but this was a decent size and well lit. Talking about 'well lit' if I had to have one thing I didn't like about the room it was the fact that it had five lights/bulbs but they were all quite dim and even when they were all on it was hard to read anything as it was to dark. For those of us that have to wear glasses it made it a lot harder. I get that they may be going for the orange glow warmth effect but it wasn't for us. Some may disagree and that's fine. The aircon works well and is silent to the point I thought it wasn't on sometimes but it proved me wrong and kept the room nice and cool all the time. There are numerous restaurants in the immediate area of the hotel including their own. There appeared to be a lot of asian style eateries such as Chinese, Vietnamese and Thai just outside. If that's not something you want and you fancy putting your own food box together walk out of the hotel entrance, turn left, walk about 150 metres and you will see an escalator leading down into a supermarket called REWE. The prices are a lot cheaper than most of the small shops you walk past. For example a