“Old fashioned business mans hotel”

The hotel was fine, but just that, fine, OK, not fab, and not what a 4 star hotel should be. There was nothing intrinsically wrong with it, the location was good, the maintenance fine, the service good. Actually the restaurant was outstanding. But it was just that everything (with the exception of the restaurant) was in the mode of an old fashioned business mans hotel. The room was huge, but the bed tiny. The shower had safety rails for the toilet! The shower curtain didn't go around the entire shower, but the entire floor was tiled, so I guess it didn't matter that you flooded the bathroom when you took a shower (OK, gross exageration, you splashed it!). There was a suite press in pride of place in my room - really a pant press with a special jacket hanger? I didn't bother to book a non smoking room, which I now realize I should as it still smelled of cigarettes or cigars. The biggest dissapointment was the gym. I booked the hotel for 2 main reasons, the gym and the internet and the fact that it was a 4 star, but the gym just did not qualify. It did not have a running machine. I'm sorry, but that is the most basic of all machines in a gym and its simply not one without it!

“Great Location”

Charlottenburg is definitely the best area in Berlin to stay. Being right on the Ku'Damm this is ideal for the excellent public transport and obviously great for the shops if that is your thing. Staff speak excellent English and were courteous and helpful throughout my stay. My one criticism was that the bed was not the most comfortable I have slept in and the pillows were frankly rubbish. Complementary wi-fi was definitely a plus poit.