The highlight of the breakfast table in this downtown hotel is a self serving machine for making e.g. maple sirup wafers. But you will find plenty of ham specialities, fruits, cakes too.

Friendly, efficient welcome, large perfectly clean rooms, mine was decorated in brown, beige and red. Sauna and fitness center for working out in the basement. Only thjing I missed was a bathrobe.

Best feature is location: neighbouring hirstoric Nikolai Quarter, therefore in the sightseeing triangle between Potsdamer Platz, Unter den Linden and Alexanderplatz. The "between" makes some difference in (lower) rates, while the distance is still not more than 3 blocks to Alexanderplatz or 2 min. to U-Bahn station Spittelmarkt. Bus stop for 3 lines around the corner at a small neighbbourhood shopping center with food store, hairderesser and cosy greek restaurant with outdoor garden.

After travelling around Europe for 2 weeks, my family & I arrived at Berlin to visit for 4 days and thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. We had managed to obtain a very discounted rate from one of the online websites, so this hotel was considered very comfortable compared to what we had been staying in for the past 2 weeks. The U-bahn station is a mere 2 minute walk across the street - very very convienient especially when compared to the place we had stayed in in Florence; dragging wheeled luggages across crowded uneven streets is no fun. There were also 2 computers in the lobby for use by guests, as well as a video game console (playstation? xbox? i didn't really pay attention) and a Foos ball table. I have no idea whether they were there because of the World Cup last year or if they are permanent, but they were certainly welcomed by my deprived younger siblings.

Nice 4 star hotel in a fairly quiet neighbourhood away from most of the tourist spots.

Whilst internet access in the room is quite expensive EUR19.95 per day, there is a free PC in the lobby, although it can (understandably) get quite busy at times.

Breakfast was nothing too special.

Subway station is a quick walk from the hotel (Spittelmarkt on the U2 line).

There is a small convenience shop hidden away at the back of the hotel (and across the road).

We stayed here as a family and loved it. The room was large and clena with nice facilities. The breakfast was extensive and the bar/restaurant was reasonably priced.

The staff were friendly and indeed dried some of the children's clothers without being asked.

Location is good with a U-bahn just 2 minutes walk (or three if the kids are slow).

All in all we were very happy.