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Kurfuerstendamm 35, 10719 Berlin, Germany (Formerly Hotel California)
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Ranked #322 of 660 hotels in Berlin
4.0 of 5 stars 209 Reviews
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
Contributor
11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
“Good hotel for weekend break”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

Good location on Ku'Damn, just over 200m from Uhlanderstraβe U-Bahn and under 10 minute walk from Zoologischer Garten station. Be aware that Google Earth has the hotel about 500m out of location half way between Uhlanderstraβe and Kurfurstendamn U-bahn - it’s not! 1st floor room was clean, comfortable, spacious and had a balcony overlooking Ku’Damn which was surprisingly quiet at night. Staff polite and helpful at reception. Breakfast room bright and airy with ok selection to set you up for the day. Wi-Fi in room is free and not €10 for 24 hours as advertised in Booking.com. Some good restaurants and cafes nearby but try Marjellchen, a great Prussian restaurant about 10 minutes’ walk away. Overall we were happy with the hotel, it’s more of a 3 star but ideal for a weekend break when time spent there is minimal and all you need is somewhere clean and comfortable to crash at the end of a long day.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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88 reviews 88 reviews
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137 helpful votes 137 helpful votes
“Ideal location for our needs..................”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012
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This hotel is towards the 'happening' end of the Ku'Damm and fairly close to Savigny Platz on Kant Strasse, a favourite square of mine (for eating and drinking).

We don't normally stay in 3 or 4 star places as we travel a great deal (at our own expense): so this was a special treat, 5 nights B&B.

Reception is lovely, olde worlde Berlin posh style: pleasant, helpful staff and room to sit and wait a while if you need too.

The hotel is split into two distinct areas: one set of two lift covers two thirds of the hotel and another lift system takes you to the brealfast room and more rooms. We had to take the lift down from the 3rd floor and then walk across to some stairs to go back up to the 1st floor breakfast room: we could have used the other lift but we didn't!

We booked well in advance and got a good deal. I did however have that sinking feeling when we started walking along the corridor to room 322: the smart red carpet ran out about 5 doors from our room and an old blue one took its place, and we seemed to have walked a fair distance from the lifts taking right angled corners at regular intervals, have we been given the cheap seats? There was no real reason to worry, inner courtyard view, but very quiet: shower room fine and the bedroom was neat, tidy and large enough for our requirements. The pictures of the Suits they advertise didn't look like our room though!

Breakfast was simular to almost all European city hotels: on a grander scale than I'm used to though, large airy, bright room, plenty of staff and a good selection of the usual suspects both hot and cold to choose from. Self service but relaxed and un-rushed.

I got what I paid for, no more no less: I'm sure the better, more expensive rooms are lovely, but the breakfast is the same for everyone: we don't stay in hotel rooms, we stay in places and enjoy the location, only sleeping, washing and breakfasting at our hotel.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Melbourne, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“good hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

My husband I just got back from a great trip to berlin. The hotel is great, good value for money and the staff are good too. The area its in is a nice area, upper class with lots of expensive shops and restaurants. The train station Zoo is 5 min walk and the Ku'dam underground is 1 min walk so you are well connected to get around everywhere.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Another Hotel California”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

There are a few Hotel California's around, some preceded the song, others came afterwards. The receptionist told me this was in the second category and she said there was a connection but she wasn't quite sure what it was. This is perfectly good hotel which provides reasonable comfort, with adequate service at an acceptable price in a central and convenient location. Who could ask for anything more?
This isn't damming with faint praise. Middle of the road is all that most of us want or expect most of the time.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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112 reviews 112 reviews
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37 helpful votes 37 helpful votes
“Nothing special, just one of many hotels at Ku'damm”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
2
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In my opinion it is just 3 stars hotel at Ku'damm. But the eastern part of it so quite far from KaDeWe.
Located near the entrance to metro ( u-bahn) station.

The breakfast offer was medium.
The rooms are small.
The service was good.

The prices are overestimate in trade terms.

If You do not have any other choice than You can take this hotel especially because of location.

Room Tip: Not near elevator
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Kurfuerstendamm 35, 10719 Berlin, Germany (Formerly Hotel California)
Price range (per night):* INR5,769 - 13,106

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