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Grand Hostel BerlinvsSofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. On balance, Grand Hostel Berlin scores marginally higher than Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt. Grand Hostel Berlin has a TripExpert Score of 78 with endorsements from 4 sources including The Telegraph, Oyster and Time Out.
Grand Hostel Berlin
Time Out
Lonely Planet
Oyster
The Telegraph
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 PlanetTop 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 Telegraph8.0
"Occupies an attractive historic building and offers rooms that are more spacious and elegant than the average backpacker hostels." Full review
Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Fodor's Lonely Planet
DK Eyewitness Time Out
Star Service
Travel + Leisure
Jetsetter
Charlottenstrasse 50-52, 10117 Berlin
From $140/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide "This hotel is directly opposite the Gendarmen market It offers modern, designer style rooms and a small leisure area on the top floor."
Concierge "In contrast to the grand lobbies of the other five- and four-star hotels bordering historic Gendarmenmarkt, the reception area of the comparatively small 92-room Dorint has a quiet, monastic feeling."
Fodor's "This luxurious place to stay has maximized the minimalist look of East Berlin architecture." Full review
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Request a room facing Gendarmenmarkt, one of the city's most impressive squares.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This cocoon of quiet sophistication has a killer location facing elegant Gendarmenmarkt and 92 rooms and suites that are a flawless interplay of marble, glass and light." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Relatively inexpensive and the smallest of the first-class hotels (70 rooms, 21 suites), the Sofitel is probably also one of the most attractive, with excellent views of Gendarmenmarkt."
Time Out "Design for the senses’ is the motto here. This is a truly lovely hotel, and rooms are often difficult to come by, but it’s well worth the fight." Full review
Star Service "With its demure size, high style, attentive service and reputable dining room, this David of a hotel perennially slays the city's Goliaths. " Full review
Travel + Leisure "Berlin’s first boutique hotel sits in what proprietor Tini Countess Rothkirch says is “the most beautiful spot in the city”—directly across from Gendarmenmarkt square." Full review
Jetsetter "Plush rooms, an Austrian restaurant and an outdoor spa terrace in Berlin’s elegant French Quarter." Full review
