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Lux 11vsOstel - GDR The Hostel
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Lux 11 ranks slightly higher than Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Lux 11 has a TripExpert Score of 81 with endorsements from 11 reviews such as Time Out, Travel + Leisure and BlackBook.
Lux 11
Concierge
Fodor's
DK Eyewitness
Time Out
Rough Guide
Travel + Leisure
BlackBook
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph Show All Reviews
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 9-13, 10178 Berlin
From $70/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge "A balanced, harmonious space that's bold but still playful enough to appeal to a young, hip clientele (many who come for the nightlife around Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz)."
Fodor's "This designer apartment hotel is coveted for its discreet service and great minimalist design." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This stylish, modern apartment hotel is a designer’s dream come true."
Time Out "A member of the Design Hotels group, this former apartment house for the DDR secret police is a stylish, no-nonsense apartment-hotel with an emphasis on wellbeing." Full review
Rough Guide "This designer apartment-hotel, oozing style, has big, comfy rooms (with kitchenettes and spacious, open bathrooms), a decent restaurant-bar (Luchs) and an Aveda salon. €109."
Travel + Leisure "In the heart of the buzzing Mitte neighborhood, Lux 11 is the latest creation from a dynamic minimalist duo, Claudio Silvestrin and his wife, Giuliana Salmaso." Full review
BlackBook "Card-carrying design hotel of minimalist full-service apartments in trendy nexus of Mitte hipdom."
Afar Magazine "A short hop from the looming socialist architecture of Alexanderplatz in the heart of Mitte, this discreet luxury hotel complex is ensconced within a former Communist KGB office." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "This 72 room hotel spins circles around all of the city’s other high-design offerings for no other reason than the fact that it has what must be the most fabulous location in town." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This collection of 72 self-contained designer apartments, spitting distance from Alexanderplatz and the TV Tower, are spread across a couple of characterful 19th-century houses." Full review
Ostel - GDR The Hostel
Lonely Planet DK Eyewitness Time Out Rough Guide BlackBook
Frommer's
Wriezener Karree 5, 10243 Berlin
From $71/night
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
- Taxi service
Lonely Planet ". Our independent authors have visited Ostel Hostel and selected this as one of our recommended hostels in Berlin."
DK Eyewitness "Located in Berlin’s trendy Mitte district, Ostel is designed to look like a communist-era hotel."
Time Out "For those who just can’t get enough of Ostalgie (nostalgia for the East), there’s a hotel Konsum (state-run market), which sells everything from plaster eggcups to chocolate DDR coins." Full review
Rough Guide Star
"Step back into the GDR of the 1970s amid a haze of browns and oranges at this themed budget hotel a short walk from the Ostbahnhof."
BlackBook "Berlin's Ostel offers rooms and apartments for up to six people completely outfitted in commie décor, at prices equally reminiscent of the Eastern Bloc."
Frommer's "Here’s your chance to indulge in what Berliners call Ostalgia, a kind of kitschy nostalgia for Soviet culture (without the Stasi spying on you and better food)." Full review
