AckselhausvsLux 11
Both Ackselhaus and Lux 11 are endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Ackselhaus is the choice of most reviewers compared to Lux 11. Ackselhaus scores 82 with positive reviews from 9 reviews like Time Out, Michelin Guide and Frommer's.
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
Lux 11 Show All Reviews
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 9-13, 10178 Berlin
From $70/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"A balanced, harmonious space that's bold but still playful enough to appeal to a young, hip clientele (many who come for the nightlife around Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)."
Fodor's
"This designer apartment hotel is coveted for its discreet service and great minimalist design." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This stylish, modern apartment hotel is a designer’s dream come true."
Time Out
"A member of the Design Hotels group, this former apartment house for the DDR secret police is a stylish, no-nonsense apartment-hotel with an emphasis on wellbeing." Full review
Rough Guide
"This designer apartment-hotel, oozing style, has big, comfy rooms (with kitchenettes and spacious, open bathrooms), a decent restaurant-bar (Luchs) and an Aveda salon. €109."
Travel + Leisure
"In the heart of the buzzing Mitte neighborhood, Lux 11 is the latest creation from a dynamic minimalist duo, Claudio Silvestrin and his wife, Giuliana Salmaso." Full review
BlackBook
"Card-carrying design hotel of minimalist full-service apartments in trendy nexus of Mitte hipdom."
Afar Magazine
"A short hop from the looming socialist architecture of Alexanderplatz in the heart of Mitte, this discreet luxury hotel complex is ensconced within a former Communist KGB office." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This 72 room hotel spins circles around all of the city’s other high-design offerings for no other reason than the fact that it has what must be the most fabulous location in town." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"This collection of 72 self-contained designer apartments, spitting distance from Alexanderplatz and the TV Tower, are spread across a couple of characterful 19th-century houses." Full review