We stayed at the Globus City Hotel for three nights in December 2011 as part of a National Coach Holiday ‘Berlin Christmas Markets’ tour on a half board basis. The hotel is located in the old East German part of the city and thus the views from the rooms are not exactly awe inspiring, just your normal boring former Communist architecture. The rooms in the hotel are spacious and come with en-suite facilities, a TV and a hair dryer. Soaps come from a wall dispenser and the towels are a tad tired and rough. There is no mini-bar, fridge or coffee making facility. There are seven floors and two lifts which, can occasionally be quite busy, with coach parties arriving and departing. Reception and maid service are efficient and friendly. The half board option of buffet meals was satisfactory although on one morning the breakfast demand overwhelmed the staff and for quite a while, the tables were left uncleared and the food offer was not replenished. The hotel is located about a fifteen minute direct walk from Magdalenenstr U Bahn Station from where you can catch the U5 to Alexanderplatz for a single fare of 2.30 Euros. From here you can start your tour of the more architecturally rewarding centre of Berlin or catch onward trains, trams and buses.
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