Pullman Berlin SchweizerhofvsOstel - GDR The Hostel
Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof and Ostel - GDR The Hostel are both endorsed by expert reviewers. On balance, Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof is preferred by most professionals compared to Ostel - GDR The Hostel. Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof comes in at #41 in Berlin with endorsements from 6 publications including Fodor's, Star Service and Oyster.
Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof
Budapester Strasse 25, 10787 Berlin
From $105/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide
"A modern hotel designed for business travel and meetings."
DK Eyewitness
"This luxurious hotel opened in 1999. It sports an elegant, sand-finished façade and offers beautifully furnished rooms, two restaurants, a ballroom and a conference centre."
Star Service
"This hotel resides on a busy, fashionable street in a central location two blocks from the zoo." Full review
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Management seems a bit aloof, often putting individual requests on the back burner, which many Americans may not appreciate.
Oyster
Kid-Friendly
"The luxury Pullman Berlin Schweizerhof, near Tiergarten Park and the Berlin Zoo, offers 383 spacious beige-toned rooms and suites." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"Located close to the Berlin Zoo and Tiergarten, the Pullman offers great amenities for business and leisure travellers that span a decent restaurant and bar." Full review
Fodor's
"Close to the Berlin Zoo and Tiergarten park, this contemporary nine-story hotel is smart, stylish and particularly well-suited to the business traveler." Full review
Ostel - GDR The Hostel
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