AckselhausvsMichelberger Hotel
Ackselhaus and Michelberger Hotel are both praised by professionals. Overall, Michelberger Hotel ranks slightly better than Ackselhaus. Michelberger Hotel comes in at 85 with positive reviews from 12 publications including Rough Guide, Time Out and Afar Magazine.
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
Michelberger Hotel Show All Reviews
Warschauerstrasse, 39/40, 10243 Berlin
From $90/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Restaurant
- Multilingual
- Meeting Rooms
Concierge
"The Michelberger aims to combine two of Berlin's cultural drivers (high design and nightlife on the cheap) into one budget hotel."
Fodor's
"The style is eclectic flea market, fitting with its location in an old factory space, and the vibe is casual and fun." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The ultimate in creative crash pads, Michelsberger perfectly encapsulates Berlin's offbeat DIY spirit." Full review
Oyster
Mid-Range
"The Michelberger Hotel is a trendy, budget-friendly option set in a former warehouse in the Friedrichshain neighborhood." Full review
Time Out
"With its purposefully boutique industrial look and buzzing creative feel, Michelberger might seem like Berlin in a nutshell to some." Full review
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Some of the rooms are quite noisy, so you might want to request a room facing the courtyard.
Rough Guide
Star
"Modern, trendy and urbane, this relaxed haunt with its cool warehouse-style interior provides anything but workaday accommodation."
Travel + Leisure
"Unlike a lot of self-consciously funky hotels around the world, the Michelberger is genuinely cool." Full review
BlackBook
"Strategically located for travelers with nocturnal itineraries, equidistant from Berlin’s most notorious nightclubs (Berghain, Watergate, Bar 25, etc.)."
The Telegraph
8.0
"The Michelberger yells youthful creativity." Full review
EuroCheapo
Editor's Pick
"We can’t decide which catchy phrase best captures Hotel Michelberger’s edgy and original vibe." Full review