8/10 Good
Michael, Palo Alto
Traveled with family
Jan 20, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a large apartment on the top floor of the building, great views and a big outdoor patio which was really cool. (It was winter cold for us, but probably amazing to have in the summer.) One bedroom plus sofa bed, and two bathrooms, plus a very nice, well-equipped little kitchen area. About 2-3 blocks walk from the Hackescher Market train station, which we were ablate reach directly from the airport using the S-bahn train with no train changes. We again used that station later to keep going to the main Berlin train station (Hauptbahnhof). And we signed up for a walking tour of Berlin, which turned out to start just around the corner from the apartment. From there we walked to all the major sights.
The only difficulty was that upon our arrival after about 24 hours of international travel, we found that the elevator was not working, and we had to haul luggage for a 17 day trip up 6 tall flights of stairs, with no staff around to help. Many people would not even be able to do this. It was broken for all of our 2 day stay. To the hotel's credit, they answered quickly when we complained about this, and offered us a modest rebate on the price we paid. With a functioning elevator, this place would be totally perfect.
Michael
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024