Hotel Bristol BerlinvsAckselhaus
Both properties are endorsed by professional reviewers. Overall, Hotel Bristol Berlin scores marginally higher than Ackselhaus. Hotel Bristol Berlin ranks #16 in Berlin with positive reviews from 10 publications like Jetsetter, Frommer's and Forbes Travel Guide.
Hotel Bristol Berlin
Kurfuerstendamm 27, 10719 Berlin
From $75/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Michelin Guide
"The impressive building on the renowned Ku'damm is an elegant luxury hotel, which has already welcomed many a distinguished guest."
Frommer's
"This hotel reigns as one of Berlin's most prestigious and visible hotels, enjoying a reputation equivalent to some of the best hotels in the world." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"One of Berlin’s most famous hotels, the Kempinski was redecorated in the 1990s and has a classic interior."
Time Out
"Berlin's most famous hotel, and the well-aged mother of all Kempinskis, was first a celebrated restaurant before being rebuilt in its present form in 1951." Full review
Star Service
"This hotel is located in Berlin's bustling commercial center, adjacent to the city's cafe scene and high end shopping." Full review
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BlackBook
"Grand Dame Hotel of West Berlin's most prestigious promenade, originally opened during roaring Weimar 20's, but then destroyed in WWII air strikes."
The Telegraph
8.0
"This historic hotel, which enjoyins a superior location along the Ku’damm, is one of West Berlin’s classic upscale accommodation spots." Full review
Jetsetter
"A traditional five-star hotel in central Berlin, with an address on one of the city's iconic shopping avenues." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"Semicircular property with 301 rooms (some classic and outfitted with English and Continental antiques, others modern) and a leafy inner courtyard. " Full review
Forbes Travel Guide
Recommended
"The excellent service and the prime location near the Kurfürstendamm all remain big draws, as do the luxury hotel’s top-notch restaurants and bright, engaging spa and pool area. " Full review
Ackselhaus Show All Reviews
Belforter Str. 21, 10405 Berlin
From $149/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
- Multilingual
Michelin Guide
"This establishment has a really special historical charm... The green inner courtyards with their lounge feel are very pretty."
Frommer's
"A majestic building from the 1800s has been restored and turned into a bastion of elegance and affordability." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"At this charismatic retreat in a 19th-century building you'll sleep in large, classily decorated themed rooms." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Stylish apartment rooms in a small, slightly alternative guesthouse, based in an old tenement block."
Time Out
"Just doors apart, what ties these two establishments together - aside from their shared reception desk - is a wonderfully realised 'modernised colonial' style." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Small offbeat hotel on an attractive residential street in the heart of the lively Prenzlauer Berg scene."
Travel + Leisure
"The hotel presents an alluring combination of elegance and affordability—as well as the stylish breakfast café Club del Mar—on a tree-lined street in Prenzlauer Berg." Full review
Fodor's
"Ackselhaus has several impressive themed rooms, including the safari-esque Africa suite and the Picasso room, and many feature freestanding tubs, rainforest showers, and flat-screen TVs." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This unique b&b offers two hotels in one: the more expensive Bluehome has a Mediterranean feel, while Ackselhaus' mini-apartments offer various themes that range from the geographical to the filmic." Full review
EuroCheapo
"Occupying a set of pristinely restored 19th-century townhouses on a quiet Prenzlauer Berg street, the four-star properties ackselhaus and bluehome are exotic (and splurge-worthy) escapes in the heart of Berlin." Full review