SO/ Berlin Das StuevsGarden Boutique Hotel
Both Das Stue and Garden Boutique Hotel are rated very highly by writers. On balance, Das Stue scores significantly higher than Garden Boutique Hotel. Das Stue comes in at #2 in Berlin with approval from 15 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and The Telegraph.
SO/ Berlin Das Stue Show All Reviews
Drakestrasse 1, 10787 Berlin
From $215/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"History meets contemporary style in the heart of Berlin... still retains governmental grandeur... now mixed with warming touches like cozy nooks designed by Patricia Uriquola." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
Readers' Choice Award
"A 1930s landmark turned 80-room design hotel in the Embassy Quarter, close to the Berlin Zoo." Full review
Time Out
"There’s a long list of reasons to stay at this Design Hotel, a pearl-white spa, rooms overlooking the Tiergarten, the original three-storey library and its Michelin-starred cinco concept restaurant." Full review
Star Service
"This gracious Teutonic oasis of calm resides in what has to be one of the most intriguing locations of any hotel in the city: the zoo." Full review
Rough Guide
Star
"Lodge in luxury at the severely stylish prewar Danish embassy, where views of the zoo’s antelopes and ostriches from the elegant 1920s-themed bar add to the charm."
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Hugging the Tiergarten park, Das Stue is as warm and welcoming as its name (Danish for 'living room') suggests." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"From the elegant fine-dining restaurant to the cozy library, the hotel is immaculately decorated, offering the crème de la crème of hotel experiences." Full review
Wallpaper
"Behind the grey stone of the former Royal Danish Embassy’s curved façade is a glamorous world of marble, wood and copper." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"One of Berlin's hottest, five-star hotels, Das Stue aims to please." Full review
Frommer's
"Enter the stately former Danish embassy tucked next to the Berlin Zoo, and the first thing you'll see is the gaping mouth of a crocodile head in front of a grand, museum-like staircase." Full review
Garden Boutique Hotel
Invalidenstrasse 122, Mitte, 10115 Berlin
From $101/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Kitchenette
- Breakfast buffet
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
Concierge
"The original Honigmond (located just down the street and still operating as a hotel) was popular with East German intellectuals and dissidents, who used to gather at its café."
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Be sure to book a garden-facing room; those overlooking the busy street are marred by the noise of shrieking traffic.
Fodor's
"The Garden Hotel (set in a house that dates to 1845) is grouped around a surprisingly green courtyard, and it offers a quiet getaway." Full review
Time Out
"Along with its nearby sister Honigmond Restaurant-Hotel, this is one of the most charming hotels in Berlin, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg." Full review
Rough Guide
"Downtown bargain in a charming 1845 building. The rooms are sparsely furnished, but their original wooden floors help generate an authentic elegance."
Frommer's
"Yes, there’s a garden here and romantics will fall in love with its creeping vines, potted plants and trees." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Never mind the busy thoroughfare: this well-managed 20-room guesthouse built in 1845 is an utterly sweet retreat." Full review
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Avoid rooms facing the road.
The Telegraph
8.0
"Comprising two establishments within a five-minute walk from each other, the Honigmond hotels offer an intimate environment in classic Berlin tenement houses, a central Mitte location, and warm, friendly service." Full review
EuroCheapo
"The splurge-worthy Honigmond Garden Hotel (“honigmond” is the literal translation of "honeymoon" in German) surely lives up to its name." Full review