Hotel in zona Königin-Luise-Gedächtniskirche, Berlino

L'abbiamo scelto grazie alle recensioni di altri ospiti ed il nostro soggiorno è stato davvero piacevole: pulito e confortevole e vicino alle fermate di bus e metro direzione centro e aeroporto. Siamo rimasti anche soddisfatti della colazione (dove si predilige il salato): nelle vicinanze non abbiamo notato bar dove poterla fare per cui il suggerimento è di pensare ad usufruirne in hotel oppure prepararsi ad andare in centro dove si trovano sicuramente più possibilità.

Ich bin von Samstag bis Dienstag im B&B Berlin City West untergebracht. Positiv zu erwähnen sind die bereits vollzogenen Renovierungsarbeiten, die neu im B&B-Stil eingerichtete Zimmer und das sehr gute und ordentliche Frühstück. Das Hotel verfügt eigentlich über zwei Aufzüge, wobei der erste bereits bei Anreise außer Betrieb war mit der Bemerkung ”hat noch nie funktioniert und wird wohl auch nie mehr repariert werden”. Mit dem anderen konnte ich samstags noch in den 5. Stock fahren und einmal noch nach unten. Seit Samstag Nacht ist auch der einzig funktionale Aufzug außer Betrieb und man muss zum Teil bis in die 6. Etage zu Fuß gehen (ich zunächst bis in die 5. und nach Umzug jetzt bis in die 4.). Die Reparatur des Aufzugs scheint keine Eile zu haben und ein Manager ist auch nicht zu sprechen bzw. lässt sich verleugnen. Das Hotel bietet keinerlei Kompensation für den vorhandenen Missstand an und verweist immer nur darauf, eine eMail an eine fiktive B&B-Adresse zu schreiben. Des weiteren scheint das Reinigungs-Personal nicht bzw. nur unzureichend bis sehr schlecht geschult zu sein. Trotz ”Bitte nicht stören”-Schild an der Türe stand am Morgen um 08.20 Uhr nach ein paar Mal klopfen, was ich noch schlafender Weise erst spät gehört hatte, einfach eine männliche Reinigungskraft im Zimmer. Eine absolute Frechheit und auch ein absolutes No-Go!!! Beschwerden vor Ort werden abgebürstet oder mit den ewig selben Floskeln, welche auch online bereits zu lesen waren, abgetan. Management ist nicht zu sprechen. Derzeit sollte man sich noch gut überlegen, ob man sich das wirklich alles antun will. Ich habe es nach der ersten Nacht aus Bequemlichkeit leider versäumt auszuchecken und das Hotel zu wechseln. Wenn auch die Aufzüge mal funktionieren, das Personal besser geschult ist und auch kompetente Ansprechpartner vor Ort wären, könnte es mit dem Hotel auch mal was werden. So dann doch wieder lieber andere B&B's oder wieder in The Niu-Hotels.

L'hotel è vicino alla stazione Savignyplatz, che è una buona zona. Un altro più è che la stanza era molto pulita. Tuttavia, non dovrebbe essere annunciato come un hotel con una palestra e sauna. La ”sala” era una piccola stanza con una palestra e una macchina a cavo, e la sauna non funzionava affatto. Non avrei prenotato questo hotel se fosse stata disponibile la giusta informazione.

Tutto a se stesso era tutto a posto. L'unica cosa che si tiene molto dannoso è che le docce sporche e completamente calcinate sono ... Il foglio di carta è troppo crudo e anche i cuscini non sono stati così confortevoli ... Ma altrimenti era tutto bene .... Si potrebbe anche fare in modo che, che tutti in camera hanno una chiave propria, invece di dover condividere una chiave.

The hotel is clean, modern and well-staffed. What was missing for us was warmth and the expected level of hospitality. During our 5-day stay, nobody ever said hello, goodbye or communicated in any manner unless we asked a direct question. When I checked out, the only thing the receptionist said was to remind me I had borrowed an electrical adaptor and to return it. I travel frequently and expect hotels to be warm and welcoming. Also, when I checked in I was given no hotel information other than the E25 breakfast hours. I'm sure it's wonderful, but I since only have coffee, there is no reason to pay 25 euros. Because we didn't go to breakfast and the receptionist didn't tell us, we missed many features of the hotel we might have enjoyed. To further our disappointing stay, there was no printed hotel info in our room other than a book about the featured artist. I hate QR codes, but when I scanned the hotel's, it gave sp**** information. The hotel lobby isn't welcoming and I didn't go to the bar until my last night so was unaware of all the things Art'otel would have liked me to know. The magazine was interesting and beautiful. Why isn't there a copy in guest rooms? The local information and maps were available in the breakfast area, but we didn't go there and weren't offered them by hotel staff. One of the reasons I chose the hotel was the pictures of beautiful bathrooms with tubs. Sadly, the website fails to mention that tubs are only available in expensive suites. Our visit, while nice, was overpriced. We paid for hospitality and a good room, but only the room was up to the expected standards. Very disappointing.

Nel complesso, un ottimo ostello. Vicino ad un paio di locali molto famosi di Berlino e ad una stazione della metropolitana che ti porterà in città in 15-20 minuti. Inoltre, un grande vantaggio è che la cucina è aperta tutta la notte. L'unica cosa che mancava all'ostello era un'a**osfera sociale. Tutti i gruppi sono rimasti per conto proprio. L'ostello probabilmente potrebbe utilizzare alcune attività per far socializzare un po' le persone. Nel complesso, soggiorno molto buono, ma non eccezionale.

Tutto senza problemi. Buona colazione. Ascensore. Solo pochi parcheggi. Puoi parcheggiare in strada. Ambiente piacevole di case monofamiliari. Perfetto per un breve soggiorno. Calmo, nessuna festa.

By the time this incident happened, I have already completed a 4 days stay in the hotel and was willing to increase my stay. For that purpose, I went to Mrs. Hausweld and asked to please consult the availability and the price of the rooms for extra nights. In response, I was told that the final price, including the city tax for 3 additional nights would be 350 euros with breakfast included. Consequently, I was willing to go along with that reservation and requested to pay by card. Afterward, then Mrs. Hausweld offered me the POS terminal to go along with the payment, and the amount ascended to 419 euros. Due to that unexpected difference, I kindly asked for an explanation and was told that 419 euros were the final price, and if I was not happy with it I would need to leave the hotel immediately. As a result, I kindly refused to pay that amount and asked her to please consult the price for two nights instead of three. In response to that, the front desk manager told me that no more rooms were available for me and that I needed to check out now and leave the hotel. Following that conversation, I went on Booking.com and reserved a room for the same days, without breakfast, and surprisingly rooms were still available. Next, I went to the front desk and asked to please pay for my booking Mrs. Hausweld looked at me in an unfriendly manner and told me she could not find any reservation. After 5 minutes of searching, she could finally open my booking. Then, although I already provided a credit card in my booking, she asked me to show it to her because she was not believing that it was not mine. I answered that the card was in effect mine and offered her to have a look, but it did not have any numbers on it. So she got ahead to request me to write down my credit card details, including the CVV code, on a piece of paper as ”a security”. Afterward, I was asked again by her if I would like breakfast or not, despite I selected the no breakfast option on booking.com. A moment later I was offered the POS terminal to pay by card, which stated an amount 30 euros higher that the price I booked the room for on this site. Due to the reoccurrence of the same, previous situation again, I refused to pay and respectfully asked her why the price was higher again. Mrs. Hauweld answered in a very disrespectful manner that I asked her to have breakfast included and that I was confusing her again. After that situation, I kindly asked them to speak with her supervisor. She answered, that she had no supervisor and was the only person working in the hotel for the whole weekend. That experience left me in complete disbelief of her professionality and her being in that important role in the hotel. However, despite that bad experience with that particular staff member, I would like to note that the other front desk managers were very friendly and helpful at all times.

Pet- and tourist-unfriendly place. My latest experience very much resembled extortion. I was charged 100 euro for dog’s fur on the bedsheets and 150 euro for dog’s fur on the floor (the hotel representative had to put quite an effort into scraping some with her shoe) and an approx 0,5 mm brown-ish spot on the carpet which they claimed to be “blood” (considering that there was an approx 5 cm black stain on the carpet as of my checkin which hotel apparently didn’t see as something of an issue to me as a guest). I used to like this hotel (despite being placed on several occasions in rooms with obvious sewage issues), until I stayed there with my dog. I presented my dog at the reception at the checkin (that is the receptionist saw the dog). Paid 15 eur per day pet fee and proceeded to the room. No additional rules, policies or verbal requests were presented to me. My dog damaged a pouffe which I informed the hotel about at the checkout and happily paid whatever was asked of me (200 eur). In addition to that I was demanded to pay 100 eur for some fur on bedsheets and 150 eur for some fur on the floor as mentioned above. No oficial price list was presented. No explanation why 15 eur a day pet fee wasn’t covering washing blankets and vacuuming floor was provided, all my questions or logical arguments were ignored. The team of hotel representatives generously offered me a 50 eur discount on cleaning (which I didn’t ask for) only confirming that the amounts weren’t based on any actual price list, because if the hotel really suffered a loss of 250 eur why would they “gift” me 50 eur. I considered it to be an extortion and suggested to call the police. When I came back after 15 min the hotel still hadn’t called the police. As I had an urgent matter and had to leave, I paid the hotel whatever its staff demanded. I think what actually happened is the hotel staff had accidentally or recklessly placed us in a no-pet room (as there was a carpet, unlike in some other rooms. I was placed into that room after finding out the one I was initially given smelt of sewage - repeatedly happened before). And instead of charging their staff, they’ve charged me, so that they can do (if they actually do) for some deep cleaning after an animal to make it suitable again for people with allergies. Staff’s rudeness and ill attitude with me as a client weren’t in line with the hospitality filed’s even moderate standards. Most customers might find this hotel pleasant - which it is, until it is no longer.