"I liked the reception desk, the bar, and the staff. The room was large and very comfortable. We liked the the fact that the hotel had air conditioning since the temperature was abnormally high during out stay. The hotel is centrally located for both walking for shopping and restaurants, and also a great location to take advantage of Berlin's very extensive transportation network. We found Berlin a very enjoyable and relatively inexpensive city, especially when compared with similar European cities like Paris, Zurich, and Rome. The only annoyance we had was the number of people smoking right outside the entrance to the hotel every time we entered or exited - but that's not the hotel's problem but the city's regulations."