nhow BerlinvsHecker's Hotel Berlin
nhow Berlin and Hecker's Hotel Berlin are both rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, nhow Berlin ranks marginally better than Hecker's Hotel Berlin. nhow Berlin comes in at 76 with approval from 7 publications such as oyster.com, The Telegraph and Michelin Guide.
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
Hecker's Hotel Berlin
Grolmanstrasse 35, 10623 Berlin
From $76/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"This establishment offers contemporary living just a few steps from the Kurfurstendamm."
Frommer's
"For years, this establishment enjoyed a reputation as a small, private hotel, but now it's expanded... The sterility is balanced by up-to-date comfort and top-notch maintenance." Full review
Insight Guides
"Stylish 4-star boutique hotel in a quiet street off the Kurfürstendamm, a perfect shopping location."
DK Eyewitness
"Situated in the very heart of town, this low-key, private hotel caters not only for its guests’ needs but tries for a more individual approach."
Time Out
"This is a sleek, smart, high-quality hotel; stylish, with an air of privacy." Full review
Rough Guide
"Swanky boutique hotel near the Savignyplatz restaurants."
Lonely Planet
"The Hecker’s lobby, with ice-blue backlit bar, promises to be an overture to an edgy 21st-century-design hotel, but that tune doesn’t quite carry over into the rooms."