Hotel Advice 5 nights in Berlin

Think you posted same question in TA > Germany > Berlin forum on July 13.
Any specific reason why you posted the request here again?

Adina Hackerscher comes up a lot in forum

Some of the so called experts from TA forum are sending all people to this place only.

I always like to get more opinions than a couple :)

I have not stayed here, haven’t even been to Berlin yet, but I take notes from this forum and Hotel Mittendrin has been recommended many times.

The Adina at Checkpoint Charlie gets great reviews and seems a little cheaper, plus it's not near as much as Hackescher so it's a little quieter at night. The advantage to having a kitchenette is you can save money by not going out to eat for every meal.

Hotel Mittendrin looks amazing but unfortunately a bit out of our price range. Checkpoint rates similarly well as the Hackescher Markt. The price point is a little better also! I think I will book Checkpoint Charlie. Thanks guys!

We have loved the Hotel Zoe in the Hackescher Markt area, and have stayed there twice. Small, clean and number of nice cafes for breakfast. There are trams in the area so it might not be best for a light sleeper.

But the Hackescher Markt area in general is very convenient to the S-bahn from the Hbf (2 stops) and Museum Island.

If you are concerned about costs it is also useful to select among hotels between those for which breakfast is included and those for which you have to pay separately for breakfast (which can add up at 15 euros per person per morning at some places).

My experience with Booking.com suggests that a rating of 9.0 or above in a location you like is a solid opportunity. The ratings are skewed a bit by "location" as a rating factor, but above 9 everything else should also be good. 9.0, breakfast included, top location, go for it.

You will have a great time.

I've been to the Adina Checkpoint Charlie and was very impressed (although it isn't very close to Checkpoint Charlie). The nearest U-Bahn station is a bit of a walk, but there are buses from outside the hotel to Potsdamer Platz and Alexanderplatz.

We stayed at the Westin Grand Berlin. It's probably my all-time favorite hotel. It was close to everything we wanted to do on that trip and wasn't far to walk to public transport for stuff not in the immediate area.

We really liked Hotel Adelante in the Mitte. It was clean, conveniently located for walking and transit, and had the biggest shower I've ever had in Europe!

Best advice: don't waste 5 nights in Berlin. That's 7 nights too many.

Thanks guys, you have given me a lot to think about but very good advice.
Hehe, kb- does that mean you don't recommend seeing Berlin at all?

Maybe kb means Berlin (Seedorf)?

Hi,

Is this visit your first to Berlin? If so, then I would recommend 6-7 nights since you'll have more time and flexibility to soak up and adjust to the vibes of the city, (ie, Einleben), of course, where you stay also contributes to that. I stay in a small Pension in Berlin-Charlottenburg, old style.

Yes, first visit but unfortunately unable to add more days to our visit as we have a conference directly before and after our trip in other cities. I guess I will try to make the most of my time there. I will also look into pensions. Thanks!

kb hates Berlin. :)

I love it and think 5 days is 7 too few!

Different strokes...

Hehe, great that you love it Dave. Looking forward to my trip there!

I stayed at the Berlin Hilton for 4 nights in May 2019 for $105 euros. Don't know how I got that good of rate but the hotel was very nice. Could have spent another few nights in Berlin for the number of things to see in the city and as day trips.

That's an amazing rate you got in May. For October it's around 169 euros/night.

We were in Berlin June 2019, and stayed at CALMA Hotel Berlin Mitte (not sure if this is the same one you have on your list), and would recommend it. The staff was super nice, the location worked great for us (close to sights, transport and restaurants), the rooms were nicely sized (we had two rooms-a single and a room for four but no fridge), and the price was pretty good. I do not recall it being noisy, however, we are all relatively sound sleeper.

Thanks for the suggestion Maryam!

My wife and I stayed at Melia Berlin this past August. This particular Melia hotel is located where Friedrichstrasse crosses the Spree River (the Melia you reference is located to the north). We booked a room overlooking the river for seven nights and had no issues with the traffic noise at all - perhaps in part because as cities go Berlin was quiet (it being the summer) - and with the window closed you couldn't hear the traffic at all. We chose this hotel because the location was just a block from the Friedrichstrasse train station and it was a five minute walk to Unter den Linden and Museum Island. I also agree with the previous posts that whatever time you decide to spend in Berlin will not be enough. We would go back again in a heartbeat.