Friedenau Hotels

The hotel was generally excellent. Staff were mostly very friendly and helpful and the décor had a bright cheery feel to it. I'm not a huge fan of modern art, but the Klee inspired designs work quite well. The room was a good size for the price and had a small fridge (always very handy) as well as complimentary sachets of hot chocolate and Cola Cao, a kettle, and two bottles of mineral water. There were plenty of tv channels but unfortunately the only ones in English were news channels - but again, for the price, that's to be expected. The bed was comfortable, though the pillows were a bit too soft and squishy. My only minor quibbles were (A) you had to go to reception each time you used the gym for the key, and then afterwards return it - a bit tedious, and (B) the cleaning of the shower area was a tad inconsistent - some days it was more thorough than others.

The hotel was in a great, quiet location, close to public transportation. We were only in Berlin for two days so we had to cram in a lot of sightseeing and this hotel was a perfect base. the decor is definitely outdated, but the rooms are very clean and very comfortable. There was free parking on site, which was fantastic and rare in Europe. The lady at the front desk when we checked in was very friendly and helpful with directions and sightseeing recommendations. The reason I only gave the staff a 3 out of 5 was because of the experience we had at the included in the price breakfast. I was traveling with my parents and my 4 month old baby. We decided to split up breakfast with my parents going first and then my mom coming back and watching the baby while my dad kept me company at breakfast. The staff working the room were rude to my father because it was his second trip down - never mind the fact that he only had coffee the second trip and couldn't even sit down because it was so crowded. Or that we had two rooms with double occupancy allowances and the baby obviously wasn't eating. Other than that I have no complaints. If you get a really good price, don't hesitate to book.

Staff was very helpful and room was great though no a/c so not good for when its hot.

Lovely atmosphere Wonderful breakfasts delightful place

All that I can say is that the breakfast and breakfast room were nice. Not a convenient location. Bit scary location at night. Overcharged - despite booking in $'s the manager would not agree to let us stay there unless he charged the same amount in Eu's. He knew there was no alternative close by to move to so he had us cornered. Room very dated and despite being non-smoking, was choked with smoke from the smoking manager (who also smoked in the kitchen)