Great location, next to Berlin’s most important theatre, Berliner Ensemble. But the builders have practically destroyed the area, with a gigantic in- your- face monstrosity building, that smash the historical beauty of the Berliner Ensemble. Shameful! The rooms are so tiny and uncomfortable, hard Ikea- like chair, a mattress too soft and in the bathroom, you have to shower with the door inside the shower, very uncomfortable. The toilet was in a corner you couldn’t get to.
There was nothing in the mini- bar.
There was a television ( supposedly with cable) which turned itself off every 2 minutes. When I complained, it wasn’t fixed, and someone at the hotel admitted all the tvs turned themself off after a minute or 2.
When I arrived a few hours too early for check in, someone at the desk asked a boss,” Can she have a room that’s ready now?”
The boss said,” No!” So I had to go out into town for several hours before getting my very uncomfortable room.
The hotel is not cheap- and with few exceptions, very unfriendly and not making me feel welcome. I would rather stay at a more primitive b&b than this. It pretends to be high quality, but is only interested in making money, certainly not its guests.
And the architects should be ashamed of themselves, not understanding that the building destroys a historical site.