Hotels near YAAM in Berlin

a budget hotel with budget facilities. I expected nothing more and nothing less. In my experience it is what it says in the description. The location is good, close to a metro station and within walking distance of checkpoint Charlie. The hotel had a nice bar area adjoining the check in desk. With a comfortable place to sit down. The bed is very soft though in a twin room they are too close together. The hotel offers AC in the hotel room and a radiator for towels in the bathroom. However the AC is a bit week, so give yourself plenty of time to cool down before you sleep.

I went to this hotel for a mid-week vacation with my lovely daughter. With an UBER it was about 10 Euro to get to the hotel. Check-in was smooth, the older man behind the desk wasnt overly friendly but rather efficient and that was fine. We paid the tourist-tax and got one room-key for our room. We paid online about 80 Euro a night and we got a room with three beds at the back. The room was clean and simple. A desk with a big-screen TV, a shower-room with a toilet and a wash-basin. The shower was ok but we didnt like the shower-curtains. Also the water would be warm for about five minutes but it didnt bother us. Everyday cleaning with new linen and towels. In the morning you can have breakfast but you have to pay for it. We didnt use it. The hotel is set conveniently in the middle of Berlin near Kurfurstenstrasse and Dam. Near the U-Bahn and busses.

This is great if you stay in Berlin for a few days. It’s good that public transport is right outside the hostel. It’s a bit far from the main city so you will have to get a few public transport to get there. The beds are squeaky but comfortable enough. The television is in German which is expected. There is no rooms with a shower or toilet in them, so you will have to walk to the shower and toilet. It is a shared bathroom. You will need to give separate deposit if you need towels and utensils and to wash and dry your clothes. The deposit can only be made in cash. There are no bins in the room but the rooms do have a fridge and a locker and a table and chairs. The hostel is great for sleeping and then leaving the next day to do activities.

Exceptional quirky pod hotel…. more a pod hotel than a hostel although it has that friendly social hostel feel with the other guests. A really unusual theme which many others checking in remarked on how cool it was. There’s screens showing a planet or stars moving down each corridor to add to the space station feel. The pods are very comfortable with the novelty of different lighting. Folding table, charge points, mirror, clock etc. The doors lock as you close them making you feel very secure and needs a button pressing to open them again (shall we open the airlock captain haha). It really does feel like many sci-fi movies or console games. The washrooms are the cleanest most luxurious I’ve seen in a shared place. More like a corridor with individual private bathrooms you can lock yourself in. Modern dark tiling and very clean. Wi-Fi is good as we’d expect/demand. Local area felt safe and was a manageable walk for someone fit to the Brandenburg Gate for example at half an hour. Checkpoint Charlie area is really near to give an orientation. There’s a Lidl nearby for eats and great range of beers. Not hard to find restaurants though. Buses go outside and regularly. One negative, the upper pods are accessed by floating stairs and a handle to pull yourself up with. It can be a little tricky and completely unsuitable for anyone infirm.

Stayed here over a long weekend as a family of four for our first visit to Berlin. Our initial thoughts on arrival were that the hotel seemed a little bit ”out of the way”, but soon realised it couldn't have been more perfectly located for us and for what we were hoping for from our trip. The decor is very modern in style both in the communal areas and the bedrooms, and the two double rooms we stayed in on the top floor had an urban, industrial feel to them, whilst still being comfortable. They are compact by design, but have some very innovative storage spaces such as hangers on the wall, and an area marked out under the bed specifically for suitcases. The bed is without a doubt on the firmer side, but we slept well for the most part. Despite being across the road from a train station, the windows provide excellent soundproofing - you don't need them open with the effective air conditioning anyway - and they have electric blinds inside, activated by a switch beside the bed so you can enjoy the views, even after you're tucked in! The bathroom was spotless, with an enormous shower head with different pressure options at the press of a button. The mirror did steam up very quickly, but we found if we propped the door open, this could be avoided. We were also pleased to find that the room was attended to daily, with clean towels provided - something I have yet to come across anywhere else in our post-covid world! One of the main features that drew us to this hotel was the roof terrace, which provides a beautiful view across the local area, and we spent one particular evening up there enjoying coffee and a family game whilst watching a beautiful sunset. The bar is open until late on the ground floor, and we found not only the hot drinks to be of good quality, but the beer to be very good value, too! However, if you really are looking for some good beer, then hidden just behind the station across the road is a fantastic independent brewery, with a huge selection of beers, a gorgeous sun-trap of a beer garden, and street-food style outlets. Well worth a visit! The station itself provides a short ＜10 minute trip into the city centre and all of the main attractions in one direction, and around 45 minutes to the airport (with one train change), in the other direction. Potsdamer Platz and it's incredible history is also a reachable distance by foot. The staff are friendly, right through from check-in to check-out, from breakfast to evening drinks. Although we opted for breakfast on only one morning of our stay, there was plenty of choice, being a typical continental-style buffet breakfast, with breads, cold meats, cheeses, fruits and yoghurts as well as hot options of scrambled eggs and pancakes. We would absolutely stay here again on our next visit to this incredible city, and are already dreaming up our next excuse to visit - maybe for the Christmas Markets?!

In summary: Superb breakfast, good rooms, pretty good location (but there are better in Berlin), a few details could be improved. Good value for money. Accor has a huge range of hotels in Berlin, this is for them a midrange offering. The rooms are of reasonable size, I had a huge bathroom, minibar and room safe. Very clean. Bed surprisingly comfortable. Free wifi good enough for video streaming (there's also 'premium wifi' you can pay for). TV and heating controls fussy. Shower gel holder in the bathroom remained empty throughout my four day stay though there was liquid soap by the sink. Reading lights in room below average. Reception friendly, a little chaotic. The hotel restaurant is open in the evenings, snacks and drinks available after hours. Locked luggage storage next to reception. Breakfast is really nice - great coffee and fruit juice, all the rest as you would expect including some cold fish dishes. One level below an 'omelette bar' status but still pretty good for this price level of hotel. Location in Berlin Mitte is pretty good - they're two U-Bahn stations and several bus stops within a few minutes' walk, even though some of the bus schedules are a bit disappointing. Nikolaiviertel is 5 minutes walk away and if you increase your walking time to 15 minutes you can get to Alexanderplatz and Museuminsel easily enough. There are better location hotels in Mitte but it's quite OK really. Good value for money; rates vary quite a bit by day of the week (so if your travel days are flexible play around with your stay dates). I generally stay either more downmarket or more upmarket than this but it's interesting to see how a midrange hotel works - quite OK, though as often in this category of hotel proactive detail management doesn't get priority. I would recommend.

Everything was perfect until the morning of departure, when the service staff knocked on the room door at 8.30 in the morning to tell me to check out because they had to clean, although on Booking, check-out was provided until 12 o'clock.It somewhat erased all the charm until then.

Perfect location at Alexanderplatz next to U-Bahn and Shopping Mall. Friendly front staff. The Gym is very small and may max occupy 5-6 people - there was no space to train at 7:30am. Sauna is chargeable 5€ which was not mentioned.

My main consideration for any hotel is the LOCATION, NEIGHBOURHOOD & PRICE. This hotel is very near to metro, easily accessible & walkable to major sites. It is very near to Gendarmenmarkt. There are many restaurants & convenient stores in the vicinity. We felt safe in the neighbourhood when we were outside late night. Based on the many reviews, i chose the 226 sq ft room, spacious enough for us, a couple w 2 large luggage. It was quiet even though the room was facing the main road. The room, shower & toilet were clean & functional. The room cleaned & towel changed daily. I would stay here again if I return to Berlin.

The Estrel Berlin is an impressive hotel. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. The service is professional and premature. The breakfast buffet offers a large selection of delicious foods. The hotel is located in the heart of Berlin, near public transport and attractions. All in all is a recommended hotel for a pleasant stay in Berlin.