nhow BerlinvsGrand Hostel Berlin
Both properties are recommended by those who travel for a living. Overall, Grand Hostel Berlin scores marginally better than nhow Berlin. Grand Hostel Berlin ranks #38 in Berlin with praise from 4 reviewers such as The Telegraph, Oyster and Lonely Planet.
nhow Berlin
Stralauer Allee 3, 10245 Berlin
From $99/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"No other hotel in Berlin combines music and lifestyle in such an unconventional and cosmopolitan manner." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The nhow Berlin is an offbeat, creative hotel overlooking the River Spree." Full review
Rough Guide
"This four-star concept hotel merges a music theme with designer hotel rooms. There’s a health club, sauna and gym, and some rooms have great views over the river. €86."
BlackBook
"Berlin's most mod-futuristic hotel, planted upon the Spree river bank."
Fodor's
"It hosts regular open mike nights, has two sound studios overlooking the Spree River, and will send a guitar or keyboard to your room anytime creativity strikes." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Billed as Europe’s first 'music hotel', the nhow hotel boasts an eye-popping design, a hip restaurant and bar, a fantastic terrace that overlooks the Spree, an art gallery and a spa." Full review
Afar Magazine
"The only hotel in Europe that offers two professional music studios, well equipped with recording booth, mixing, and pre- and post-production options...located on the banks of the Spree River." Full review
Independent
"With a cantilevered structure jutting out over the River Spree, this 304-room hotel is walking distance to the bars and clubs of Kreuzberg and Friedrichshain (just pray you get past the doormen at Watergate and Berghain)"
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Michelin Guide
"The building itself is a marvel, with Sergei Tchoban’s design cutting a rakish silhouette: the upper floors, with their shiny metallic skin, cantilever out over the Spree." Full review
Grand Hostel Berlin
Tempelhofer Ufer 14, 10963 Berlin
From $14/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Time Out
"This fantastic hostel is situated in an aptly grand 19th century building with high ceilings and plenty of period character." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"OK, the Grand Hostel may be no five-star hotel, but it is one of Berlin's most supremely comfortable and atmospheric hostels." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"The 33-room Grand Hostel Berlin is a cut above the average for hostel accommodation, located in an historic Victorian building." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Occupies an attractive historic building and offers rooms that are more spacious and elegant than the average backpacker hostels." Full review